Overview
- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation signed an MoU with Deendayal Port Authority, Umeandus Technology and BEML to develop a Real Time Automated Cargo Evacuation System at Kandla, Gujarat.
- The project will begin as a pilot, with specific roles to be set out in a forthcoming definitive agreement.
- DMRC proposes to handle operations and maintenance for 25 years once the system is operational.
- The e-FTS is described as an AI, machine learning, IoT and blockchain-enabled logistics platform designed to boost efficiency and cut cargo handling time and cost, with potential to be adapted for other sites.
- In a separate rollout, DMRC launched ‘DMRC Pay powered by BHIM’ as a native UPI payment feature within the Delhi Metro Sarthi app in partnership with NPCI BHIM Services.