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National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM) Signs MoU with Siby Mining to collaborate on 'controlled blasting' projects
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....ational Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM) Signs MoU with Siby Mining to collaborate on 'controlled blasting' projects<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 16-7-2025<BR>PTI<BR>The association starts with working together at the 500 MW Chitravati Pumped Storage Project of M/s Adani Green Energy in Anantapur Dr Sripad Naik, Director (Addl.Charge ), NIRM and Siby M Lukose, Managing Director, Siby Mining exchanging....
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.... MoU in Bengaluru. Hyderabad, July 16 2025: In a strategic move to advance controlled blasting technologies in mining and infrastructure sectors, Siby Mining and Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. and the National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM), an autonomous Research Institute under the Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on future project....
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....s across India. The MoU was signed between Mr Siby Lukos, Founder & MD and Dr Sripad R Naik Director (Additional Charge) signed the MoU on behalf of M/s Siby Mining and NIRM respectively today. This MoU aims to pool the technical expertise of both organizations to deliver safe, precise, and innovative blasting solutions for critical projects nationwide. Siby Mining, established in 2000 and hea....
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....dquartered in Hyderabad, is widely recognized as one of India’s leading experts in controlled blasting. The company undertakes excavation and rock blasting works for a wide range of sectors including national highways, power projects, mining overburden removal, and aggregate production. Notably, Siby Mining has successfully assisted Coal India Limited (CIL) in unlocking inaccessible coal reserve....
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....s at Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) through its advanced controlled blasting techniques. The National Institute of Rock Mechanics (NIRM) is an autonomous research organization under the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, dedicated to the field of rock engineering and rock mechanics. NIRM has been in the service of the nation for 35 years with the objec....
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....tive of providing scientific and technological services to the mining, tunnelling, transport, and power sectors through applied research, consultancy, testing, and training. NIRM scientific solutions meet industry requirements/challenges in rock engineering and rock mechanics related measurements and challenges to make value addition to planning, design, excavation, and construction stages of mino....
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....r and major projects with zero/minimised hazards and improved productivity. Commenting on the association, Mr. Siby Lukose, MD, Siby Mining said, "This MoU comes at a crucial time when India is witnessing a growing need for precision-controlled blasting in coal mining and large-scale infrastructure development. It is estimated that over 20–30 million tonnes of coal remain locked due to geologi....
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....cal complexities, and advanced blasting methods can help extract these resources efficiently. Siby Mining is already in discussions with several subsidiaries of Coal India Limited to undertake such critical extractions." "Siby Mining is a leader in control blasting, and NIRM has the best technical expertise in field and laboratory investigations, basic and applied research, and solving complex pro....
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....blems in almost entire spectrum of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering related to Mining and Civil Engineering activities. This association will put together the best team in the field to deal with the most complex on-ground scenarios," added Dr. Sripad R. Naik, Director, NIRM. Currently, both entities are working together at the 500 MW Chitravati Pumped Storage Project of M/s Adani Green Energy....
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...., located in Peddakota, Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh. They have previously collaborated at the NPCIL Nuclear Power Plant site in Rawatbhata, Rajasthan. Both Siby Mining and NIRM believe this collaboration will play a significant role in enhancing productivity, safety, and sustainability in India’s mining and infrastructure sectors; and this partnership is poised to contribute signif....
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....icantly to national development objectives. (Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with NRDPL and PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.). PTI PWR PWR<BR> News - Press release - PIB....