Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the "5G Use Case Test Lab" at CMPDI in Jharkhand.
National
On January 9, 2025, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, from the Ministry of Coal (MoC) and Ministry of Mines (MoM), inaugurated the "5G Use Case Test Lab" and launched a new corporate logo for the Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited (CMPDI) in Ranchi, Jharkhand. CMPDI is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL).
- The aim is to promote digital transformation in India’s coal sector using 5G technology and tackle the industry's evolving challenges.
- The event was attended by several key figures, including Vikram Dev Dutt (Secretary, Ministry of Commerce - MoC), Vismita Tej (Additional Secretary, MoC), P.M. Prasad (Chairman, Coal India Limited - CIL), Manoj Kumar (Chairman and Managing Director - CMD, CMPDI), Nilendu Kumar Singh (CMD, Central Coalfields Limited - CCL), and Satish Jha (CMD, Eastern Coalfields Limited - ECL), along with other senior officials.
Main Point :- (i) During the event, the Union Minister of State (MoS) also unveiled a sculpture titled 'Replica of CMPDI services', made from scrap materials used at CMPDI, such as delivery hose pipes, NQ drilling rods, core boxes, and more.
(ii) The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has designated CMPDI as the Centre of Excellence (CoE) to set up the 5G Use Case Test Lab, which will help the coal industry make effective use of 5G technology.
About the Ministry of Coal (MoC)
Minister : Shri G. Kishan Reddy
Headquarters : New Delhi
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