Wipro Ltd.

WIPRO and Leica Geosystems have bagged a 120-crore project that involves setting up operator-independent truck dispatch systems (OITDS) at Coal India’s (CIL) 11 large mines. The project will save idle time for both trucks and equipment operating in these mines leading to savings. CIL hopes to recover the cost within two years. 

CIL will be able to cut downtime and increase functioning of vehicles and equipment by at least two to three more hours. Three hours of additional functioning will lead to higher production. Savings will increase by 6 lakh and 8 lakh per truck — good enough for CIL to recover the investment in two years. 

In the first phase, 11 mines under various CIL subsidiaries will be included in the project. While Wipro will be responsible for installing the system at four mines under SECL and ECL, Leice will install the system at seven mines.