Vedanta Jharsuguda Achieves Major Milestone in Simulator-Based Driver Trainings
8th December 2025
- Advanced HMV & LMV simulator initiative strengthens defensive-driving culture and zero-harm transportation discipline
Jharsuguda, Odisha, December 8th, 2025: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of Aluminium, has achieved a significant road-safety milestone with the successful completion of more than 5,000 simulator-based training sessions for Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMV) and Light Motor Vehicles (LMV) drivers. This initiative underscores the company’s commitment to incident-free transportation and a Zero-harm culture across its operational ecosystem.
The HMV & LMV Simulator Training Centre equips drivers with real-road judgment and defensive driving proficiency before they operate within or around the plant. Using Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), the programme delivers a structured, technology-driven experience that evaluates participants on critical skills such as reaction time, anticipation, peripheral vision, and judgment. Drivers practice advanced maneuvers like reversing in precision driving zones, navigation in figure-8 tracks, parallel and reverse parking, safe merging into traffic and defensive driving across multiple terrains and weather conditions. The approach prioritizes practical learning and behavioral safety, ensuring drivers internalize safe-driving discipline rather than merely qualify.
In September 2025, the programme expanded to include Vehicle & Driving (V&D) compliance training, reinforcing accountability. Since its rollout in May 2025, enrolled drivers have completed corrective simulator training, showing marked improvement in on-road discipline and behavioral safety. Drivers who need additional guidance undergo refresher training before being reauthorized to drive, creating a robust compliance framework.
Appreciating the milestone, C. Chandru, CEO – Vedanta Jharsuguda, said, “Road safety is not just an operational requirement, but more of a culture of accountability. We are ensuring that every driver who enters our ecosystem is equipped with awareness, precision, and discipline. Technology-enabled learning is building a transportation environment where safe driving becomes instinctive and long-term.
A participant who recently completed the simulator training shared, “The simulation experience felt exactly like driving on real roads, especially in rain, fog or merging traffic. It helped us understand the risks we face every day and how to manage them safely. Today, I drive with more confidence, patience and responsibility.”
Looking ahead, Vedanta Aluminium aims to train all the registered drivers by July 2026, with mandatory certification for Admin and Business Partner drivers, targeted corrective training for those who require additional guidance, and periodic skill reinforcement through scheduled refreshers. The The initiative is a key enabler in building a safe, predictable and Zero-harm transportation environment across the operations.
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.42 million tonnes in FY25. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 2nd in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2024 world rankings for the aluminium industry, a reflection of its leading sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
About Vedanta Limited:
Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, is one of the world’s leading Oil & Gas and Metals company with significant operations in Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium & Power across India, South Africa and Namibia. For two decades, Vedanta has been contributing significantly to nation building. Governance and sustainable development are at the core of Vedanta's strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety, and environment. Vedanta has put in place a comprehensive framework to be the ESG leader in the natural resources sector. Vedanta is committed to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner and has pledged $5 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate the transition to net zero operations. Giving back is in the DNA of Vedanta, which is focused on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company’s flagship social impact program, Nand Ghars, have been set up as model anganwadis focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women with skill development. Under the aegis of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, the umbrella entity for Vedanta’s social initiatives, the Vedanta group has pledged Rs 5000 crore over the next five years on social impact programmes with a thrust on nutrition, women & child development, healthcare, animal welfare, and grass-root level sports. Vedanta and the group companies have been featured in Dow Jones Sustainability Index, and was conferred Frost & Sullivan Sustainability Awards 2020, Golden Peacock Award for excellence in Corporate Governance 2022 and certified as a Great Place to Work 2022. Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange.
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About Vedanta Aluminium Business:
Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.37 million tonnes in FY24. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 1st in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2023 world rankings for the aluminium industry, a reflection of its leading sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.
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