Bengaluru/New Delhi, Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) for jointly developing the Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System (i-CBTC), an important milestone in India’s journey towards self-reliance in Rail and Metro operations. i-CBTC, being indigenously developed for the first time in India, will enable unmanned operations of metro and trains. It is a big leap forward in the field of metro and rail automation and will give a boost to the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ mission of the Government of India. The project is being carried out under the ambit of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India. The MoU aims at leveraging the complementary strengths and capabilities of BEL and DMRC.
Mr Manoj Jain, Director (R&D), BEL, and Mr Om Hari Pandey, Director (Electrical), DMRC, exchanged the MoU in the presence of Mr Raj Kumar Batra, Advisor (DMRC), and senior executives of BEL and DMRC.
About BEL
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) is a Navratna DPSU under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, established in 1954 at Bengaluru, to cater to the strategic needs of the Indian Defence services. Over the years, BEL has grown into a multi-product, multi-technology, multi-unit company engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, supply and support of a wide range of Defence electronics products, systems, strategic components, services and select non- defence products, servicing the needs of customers in India and abroad. Some of the areas BEL is focussing on in non-defence include solutions for Railway and Metro, Space / Satellite Electronics, Software as a Service, Network & Cyber Security, Energy Storage products for Electric Vehicles (Li-ion & Fuel Cells, Charging Stations, etc), Homeland Security & Smart City businesses, a range of Medical Electronic and health care solutions, Artificial Intelligence, etc.
About DMRC
DMRC is a company of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and Central Government, established with the aim of realising the dream of constructing and operating a world class mass rapid transport system. The Delhi Metro has been instrumental in ushering in a new era in the sphere of mass urban transportation in India. It has constructed a massive network of about 390 Km with 286 stations in record time in Delhi and NCR. DMRC is a pioneer of Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) and Unattended Train Operation (UTO) in India.
Photo caption: Mr Manoj Jain, Director (R&D), BEL, and Mr Om Hari Pandey, Director (Electrical), DMRC, exchange the MoU signed between BEL and DMRC, in the presence of Mr Raj Kumar Batra, Advisor (DMRC), and senior executives of BEL and DMRC.