BEML bags major order from Coal India

BEML Limited, a ‘Schedule A’ company under the Ministry of Defence and a leading mining & construction equipment manufacturer, bagged order from Coal India Limited for supply of 7 nos. 150-T and 8 nos. 205E-T Dump Trucks under trial cum sale along with 8 years spare parts contract. These Dumpers will be deployed at Coal India subsidiaries viz SECL’s Gevra Project and M/s NCL’s Amlohri & Nigahi Projects respectively. The total value of the order is Rs.398 cr.

Indigenously designed and developed Field Infrastructure (MAFI) of 37 airfields for Indian Air Force(IAF), Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with M/s Tata Power SED (TPSED) for an amount of Rs 1,200 crore. The proposal was approved by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

The MAFI Phase-II is a follow-on programme based on MAFI Phase-I that included upgradation of 30 airfields of IAF. The airfields modernised under MAFI Phase-I have been of immense benefit to both military and civil users.

by BEML, these Dump Trucks are being manufactured at its Mysore complex. These products will address the growing demand for higher capacity equipment in the mining industry and will enhance its production substantially.

These trucks have eco-friendly emissions certificate engines with electronic fuel management system to deliver maximum power. Its wide body design-higher value metric capacity and low body weight ensures high stability and productivity. A state-ofthe-art AC drive system have been

The project is a turnkey project that includes installation and commissioning of modern airfield equipment like Cat-II Instrument Landing System (ILS) and Cat II Air Field Lightning System (AFLS), etc. The modern equipment around the airfield will also be directly connected to Air Traffic Control (ATC), thereby providing excellent control of the airfield systems to the air traffic controllers. The upgradation of navigational aids and infrastructure under this project would enhance the operational capability by facilitating air operations of military and civil aircrafts even in poor visibility and engineered to provide exceptional road performance with reduced maintenance.

BEML Limited is a leading multitechnology ‘Schedule A’ company under the Ministry of Defence, plays a pivotal role in serving India’s core sectors like Defence, Rail, Power, Mining and Construction by offering world class products. BEML operates in three verticals viz. Defence & Aerospace, Mining & Construction and Rail & Metro and has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located at Bangalore, Kolar

MOD & Tata Power sign contract for Military Airfield Modernisation

Ministry of Defence signed contract for Modernisation of Air

Gold Fields (KGF), Mysore, Palakkad. adverse weather condition while enhancing aerospace safety.

The contract will provide impetus to the domestic industry in the prevailing situation. The project will give a boost to over 250 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises which will be directly benefited from being involved in execution of various activities of this project. This contract would aid in infusing the much-needed capital in the market and boost employment generation in such fields as communications, avionics, information technology, apart from civil and electrical equipment and construction.

Singapore Airshow Venue is now Covid - 19 Isolation Facility

The Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore which is the venue for the famous Singapore Airshow and IMDEX Asia Naval exhibition has been converted as the community isolation facility by the government. This is the 3rd community isolation facilty since the Covid -19 has badly affected the Asian economic powerhouse.

The indoor facility in the Changi exhibition area can accommodate 2,700 patients. Each patient is provided with 6 Sq. Mtr area. Govt. is increasing the capacity to 4,400 patients by utilising the outdoor area.

The Changi Centre is the third community isolation facility in Singapore, joining D’Resort NTUC in Pasir Ris and the Singapore Expo. D’Resort NTUC in Pasir Ris and the Singapore

Expo facility can take accommodate about 1500 patients. The Changi facility’s operations are managed by Mandarin Oriental Singapore and healthcare services are provided by Raffles Medical Group. It was set up by a task force comprising nine MINDEF-affiliated organisations along with partners such as the Dormitory Association of Singapore, Experia Events and Surbana Jurong.

For the safety of medical workers and other staff, the combined indoor and outdoor areas of the 108,000 sq metre facility have been demarcated into three different zones – red, yellow, and green.

Patients reside in the red zone and are free to move about the space which comprises of their living areas, toilets, laundry facilities and a medical centre. Only authorised personnel such as medical workers and essential maintenance crew donning personal protective equipment (PPE) can enter the red zone. To help minimise the risk for crosscontamination, consultations via teleconsultation stations placed around the red zone will be used to diagnose patients who present persistent symptoms.

Volunteers can speak to patients in their native languages via roving telepresence robots. If a patient’s condition deteriorates, the medical centre is equipped to stabilise patients before they are transferred to Changi General Hospital. ST Engineering STrobo Tug robots is distributing food to the patients in the red zone.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meeting National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria and Chief of Army Staff General M Naravane at New Delhi.