VEDANTA & HINDUSTAN ZINC • AI-DEATHON SUBMISSION

Next-Gen AI Systems for
Mining, Smelting & Plant Operations

Developed by electrical & instrumentation plant engineers. Four integrated edge and AI platforms targeting critical spares, shift workforce analytics, short interval control, and operational pricing.

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AI-DEATHON Technical Architecture

Deployed Production Prototypes

Fully functional and live on dedicated edge subdomains under dashlo.in.

SETU LIVE

SETU Suite

Mining & beneficiation spares inventory forecasting, automated JIT re-ordering triggers, bin allocation, and proof-of-delivery tracking.

JIT Engine Spares OCR

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DRONA LIVE

Project DRONA

Shift roster governance, plant contractor biometric audit trails, real-time underground crew distribution, and contractor billing checks.

Shift Roster Biometrics

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ARJUNA LIVE

ARJUNA SIC

Hourly operational cycle monitoring, ore extraction throughput tracking, equipment stoppage diagnostics, and bottleneck alarms.

Hourly Benchmarks Trips

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DRISHTI LIVE

DRISHTI Engine

Python-powered pricing engine modeling real-time energy tariffs, milling power draw, consumables, and ore processing cost models.

Power Tariffs OPEX AI

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Vedanta AI-DEATHON Innovators

The Engineering Team

Operational domain leads across Mining Asset Integrity, Electrical Systems, and Process Instrumentation.

M5 • DEPUTY MANAGER

Utkarsh Rishav

Mining Asset Integrity | Electrical - Mining

Specializing in underground mine-level power distribution, heavy equipment electrification logic, substation reliability, and critical asset integrity.

Utkarsh.Rishav@vedanta.co.in

📞 8905333146

M7 • ASSISTANT MANAGER

Vikram Jeetarwal

Mining Asset Integrity | Electrical - Mining

Focusing on high-voltage switchgear architectures, motor control centers (MCC), predictive motor failure detection, and continuous uptime optimization.

Vikram.Jeetarwal@vedanta.co.in

📞 +91 9352099493

M7 • ASSISTANT MANAGER HZL-ZWM

Shivesh Sharma

Mining Asset Integrity | Electrical & Instrumentation

Specializing in PLC/SCADA control logic, 18-point safety interlocks, Modbus telemetry integration, transmitter loops, and downstream process automation.

Shivesh.Sharma@vedanta.co.in

📞 9119125294

VEDANTA & HZL SCALE • ENTERPRISE VALUE ENGINE

HZL-Calibrated Financial & Operational ROI

Calibrated to Hindustan Zinc's true enterprise volumes: 1.05 Mt metal capacity, ₹1,800 Cr spares inventory, and ~20,000 contract personnel across mining & smelting clusters.

AI-Based Inventory Optimisation & JIT Ordering SPOC: Neha Pacholi

Eliminate Working Capital Blockage & Spares Stock-outs

Automating demand forecasting for next 3-6-12 months, converting non-moving/slow-moving inventory, and providing predictive PR recommendations with >90% forecast precision.

HZL Enterprise Gross Spares Inventory Base: ₹1,800 Cr

₹800 Cr ₹3,000 Cr

Target Inventory Optimization Rate: 12.0%

Min 10% KPI Baseline 25% Max Optimization

AUDITABLE HZL VALUE DELTA

Direct Working Capital Released

₹216.00 Cr

+ ₹21.60 Cr/yr recurring carrying cost savings @ 10% WACC

Direct Impact: Immediate Free Cash Flow

EBITDA Contribution: 100% Margin Retention

Integration Layer: Non-Intrusive SAP MM/PM & Saviour

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Track & Platform	Owner / SPOC	HZL Enterprise Baseline	AI Hackathon Target KPI	Estimated HZL Financial Delta
SETU Suite	Neha Pacholi	₹1,800 Cr Spares & Consumables Base	≥10% Gross Reduction, -20% SMI, >95% Spares Avail.	₹180 – ₹270 Cr Cash Flow
Project DRONA	Mohammad Ali	~20,000 Contract Workforce Records	10-15% Productivity Lift, Zero Unmanaged OT	₹70 – ₹105 Cr OPEX Savings
ARJUNA SIC	Dushyant Tailor	51 T Mined Metal / Person / Year	Target: 60 T/Person/Yr (+15% Face / HEMM Util.)	~176,000 T (+₹4,400 Cr Gross Mined Metal)
DRISHTI Engine	Kunal Gupta & Aisha Goklani	~850,000 MT Domestic Zinc/Lead Sales	MoM Demand Sensing, Import Parity & Premium Capture	₹85 – ₹170 Cr EBITDA Margin

Next-Gen AI Systems for Mining, Smelting & Plant Operations