Hyderabad, Aug.6 (RAHNUMA): A high-level Telangana government delegation led by Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, along with senior officials from Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) and GMMCO Ltd., visited the Caterpillar Demonstration & Learning Center (Proving Ground) in Tucson, Arizona, and the Komatsu Mining Corporation facility at Longview, near Dallas, Texas.
The visits were part of the delegation’s ongoing tour of the United States and focused on gaining insights into advanced mining technologies, equipment and operational practices. The delegation also explored opportunities to adopt modern and efficient technologies to strengthen and further modernise mining operations in Telangana.
At Tucson, the delegation reviewed live demonstrations of Caterpillar’s latest heavy earth-moving and mining equipment, including autonomous and tele-remote operated machinery, and discussed operator training and safety systems relevant to opencast coal mining operations.
At the Komatsu facility in Longview, the delegation inspected the manufacturing and assembly of large-scale mining machinery and held discussions on technology collaboration, equipment supply, and after-sales support for SCCL’s mining operations.
The visits to Caterpillar and Komatsu are expected to yield direct benefits for SCCL’s operations and for the State.
Firsthand exposure to autonomous and tele-remote operated mining machinery offers SCCL a pathway to modernise its opencast fleet and improve operator safety by reducing manual exposure to hazardous zones.
Among those present were SCCL Chairman & Managing Director Dr. Buddhaprakash Jyoti, Deputy Chief Minister’s Secretary Krishna Bhaskar, Caterpillar India representative R. K. Mishra, Dennis, and other senior officials.
