BEL’s MoU With DMRC To Enable Unmanned Operations Of Metro And Trains

Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (DMRC) to develop the Indigenous Communication-based Train Control System (i-CBTC). 

The development is significant as i-CBTC will be indigenously developed for the first time in India.

i-CBTC 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,” BEL said in a statement.

The project is being carried out under the ambit of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India. The MoU aims to leverage the complementary strengths and capabilities of BEL and DMRC.

Manoj Jain, Director (R&D), BEL, and Om Hari Pandey, Director (Electrical), DMRC, exchanged the MoU in the presence of Raj Kumar Batra, Advisor (DMRC), and senior executives of BEL and DMRC.

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.