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BEML Flags off Last Train set for

Kolkata Metro (East-West) Project

EML Ltd., flagged off the in revenue operation. The rev- control and regenerative brak-
last trainset for Kolkata enue service was inaugurated by ing for energy saving.
BMetro (East-West) project Hon’ble Minister of Railways & • Train sets operate with ATP/
from its Metro coach factory at Commerce, Mr. Piyush Goyal in ATO and is interfaced with
Bangalore Complex. Mr. Deepak presence of Mr. Babul Supriyo, CBTC signalling system (which
Kumar Hota, CMD, BEML has Union Minister of State for is one of the best and latest tech-
flagged-off the metro train set Environment. Forest & Climate nologies in the world) to reduce
in the presence of Company change at Kolkata. While taking a headway, ensure train stopping
Directors and other senior offi- ride in the metro car the Hon’ble accuracy and passenger safety.
cials of BEML & KMRCL. Minister lauded BEML for intro-
BEML secured the contract for ducing a world class metro car to • Passenger capacity of 2068 per-
sons per train set
14 train sets (6 cars each), valued the ‘City of joy’!
at approx. 900 cr. from Kolkata Some of the key features of the • Energy efficient LED lights
Metro Rail Corporation. BEML train sets include: • Automatic audio-visual an-
independently completed the nouncement and display sys-
design, manufacturing activi- • Stainless Steel car body fur- tem for passengers
nished with world class in-
ties and the delivery of the proto
type train set was done during teriors and customized air Speaking on the occasion Mr.
March 2018, which was subjected conditioning suiting local Deepak Kumar Hota, CMD
to extensive testing and trials on requirements. BEML said, 'We are on track,
KMRC mainline including statu- • Bogie for 750V DC Third Rail as we despatched the last of the
tory testing by RDSO & CRS and application is designed & de- 14 trainsets for Kolkata Metro
cleared all the tests. Subsequently, veloped by BEML for the first (East - West) project for KMRCL.
BEML built KMRC trainsets were time. We have proved our capabilities
put to revenue operation since • IGBT based microprocessor and expertise in supply of Metro
February 2020 and are operat- controlled 3 phase asynchro- coaches. An epitome of successful
ing satisfactorily. Further, 6 train nous drive with VVVF (Variable ‘Make in India’ initiative in the
sets are ready for deployment Voltage Variable Frequency) rolling stock industry'.

Contd... from # 63
the country's indigenous coal WCL and BCCL account for 5 coal supply. These two factors
output, but may not be viewed blocks each. ECL has 3 blocks will determine the sale of coal in
as competition to Coal India. It whereas 2 belong to CCL and 1 to the competitive environment.
would not unsettle us'. MCL. None of the 41 blocks put CIL's advantage of over four and
CIL under its fold holds close up for commercial mining auc- half decades of core competence,
to 54% of the country's entire tion belong to Coal India. skilled human resource, estab-
coal resource base of 319 Billion Irrespective of impending com- lished infrastructure, streamlined
Tonnes (BTs). The allocation of 16 petition CIL, over the years, has operations, infusion of capital in
blocks, few months back, by the been working on tightening its upgrading the technology and
Government to the state owned belt in becoming a cost-efficient evacuation logistics, robust coal
Maharatna PSU, saw its resource producer in lowering the cost resource base and a slew of con-
capacity swell by around 9 Billion per tonne of coal produced and sumer friendly measures will
Tonnes (BTs) to 172 BTs. Of these, focusing on improved quality of give it an edge.

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