RailTel bags order from SECL for MPLS-VPN Connectivity work

by Psu Connect
Date: 04-01-23

RailTel Corporation of India Limited, a CPSU under the Ministry of Railways, has bagged an order from South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a Coal India Subsidiary for the work of MPLS-VPN (Multi-Protocol Label Switching-Virtual

RailTel bags order from SECL

New Delhi: RailTel Corporation of India Limited, a CPSU under the Ministry of Railways, has bagged an order from South Eastern Coalfields Limited, a Coal India Subsidiary for the work of MPLS-VPN (Multi-Protocol Label Switching-Virtual Private Network) Connectivity for 529 Locations under SECL Command Area including Weigh Bridges, Washeries, Mines, Area Offices and SECL Headquarter. The work order is valued at Rs 186.19 Crore (including GST).

SECL is a Mini Ratna PSU & is one of the subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. It is the highest coal-producing company in India. The coal mines of SECL are spread across two states namely Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

The awarded work order entails the creation of an MPLS VPN Network across SECL along with the installation of Network Equipment, UPS, and Racks and also connecting all locations through OFC & RF-based last mile media. RailTel will also build/upgrade a Network Operations Centre specifically for SECL which will monitor the entire locations.

The MPLS VPN will be used for accessing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software hosted at Delhi & Mumbai Data Centre. This MPLS-VPN network created by RailTel for CIL subsidiaries is in a big way facilitating the implementation of the mega project of a single instance ERP system across Coal India Ltd. which has been christened as ‘Project Passion’ with the objective of increasing efficiency and productivity. ERP will facilitate CIL to take real-time decisions, increase productivity and reduce costs.

Talking about its Sh. Sanjai Kumar, CMD of, RailTel said: “Coal sector has always been an important sector for RailTel and we have been implementing many projects for CIL and its subsidiaries. RailTel is the primary Service provider & serves Coal India & its 9 Subsidiaries with nearly 2400+ locations across India. RailTel has robust domain expertise for MPLS-VPN and is committed to providing the best services to our clients. Our efforts will go a long way in digitizing the coal sector resulting in process optimization and business growth.”