Gainwell to end India’s dependence on imported equipment for underground mining.

The mining sector has been evolving fast with an urgent need to raise production to match the country’s energy and other developmental needs. The required focus on sustainable mining operations also calls for increasing mechanisation of mining operations incorporating stateof-the-art machines and digital technologies.

Gainwell, through its arms, Gainwell Commosales Pvt Ltd (GCPL) and Gainwell Engineering Pvt Ltd, has stayed at the forefront of the evolution of the mining sector by bringing in comprehensive and technologically advanced product line of Caterpillar and by establishing itself as a manufacturer of high-end machines for global markets. In its endeavour to provide turnkey ‘solutions for growth’ to its customers in the infrastructure and mining space, Gainwell has nurtured close relationships with multiple global OEMs and expanded presence in Railways, Defence, Oil and Gas and Under Ground mining sectors in recent years providing end-to-end and fullspectrum maintenance services to customers across various sectors and with state-of-the art facilities spread across India. Sumit Maitra spoke to Dipankar Banerjee, Chief Operating Officer-Mining, Gainwell Commosales Private Ltd on topics ranging from the plans of the group to the prospects of the mining sector.