October 19, 2020 - Coal India Limited’s subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited has made a robotic intervention in mining operations to control the dust pollution and combat fire. Continuing with a series of innovations for making the mining operations safer, environment-friendly and efficient, MCL successfully tested the remotely-controlled mechanized swivel nozzle, popularly known as Robotic Nozzle, with variable cone mist and straight throw capacity to deal with fire and dust suppression in an effective way.

Image Source: CIL MCL Robots Fire Dust

The introduction of “Robotic Nozzle” will be of great help to fire-fighting operations in coal mines besides effective dust suppression using conical mist function. Being a remotely-controlled system to operate from a safe distance, the “robotic nozzle” throws mist with variable cone envelope with a solid angle from 0 to 120 degree with additionally covering 360 degree horizontal pan and 180 degree vertical pitch.

Two more such systems will be retrofitted in 28 KL tankers at Basundhara OCP in Sundergarh district and Lingaraj OCP, Talcher in Angul district.