Aereo, an end-to-end drone solutions start-up, has won a drone solutions contract from Coal India Limited (CIL).
Aereo will provide advanced analytics through its proprietary web platform and indigenous survey-grade PPK drones to seven mines in Northern Coalfields Limited and South Eastern Coalfields under CIL for a tenure of three years. This will help improve mining safety, environmental compliance, and overall efficiency of the open cast mines. Â The open tender process saw participation from multiple bidders wherein Aereo emerged as the lowest (L1) bidder with the highest technical score. The $1 million contract is part of a bigger digital initiative that is being undertaken by CIL.