Manohar Lal Khattar

GURUGRAM : Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday launched the integrated command and control centre (ICCC) developed by the Gurgaon Metropolitan Development Authority ( GMDA ) at its new office building in Sector 44.

The ICCC, which will soon launch its app , yet unnamed, to gove residents access to all its services, will provide a single platform for lodging complaints on various civic issues like water, electricity, car parking, streetlights, agriculture, sewerage, roads, traffic and crime. The centre is aimed at increasing coordination between departments and officials so that complaints can be addressed without delay. As of now, the ICCC covers more than 160 government offices, including that of police, through an optical fibre network. .

“So far, 400km of optical fibre has been laid by various agencies in the city. Government buildings and gram panchayats will be connected through a network from this data centre. It will provide real time access online, evaluation and reporting of data. There will also be video-conferencing in all the offices,” Khattar said during the launch of the data centre.

The chief minister also told the gathering that the smart service at the centre will be integrated with CCTV cameras for monitoring the city’s traffic and analysing data. It will also help in managing solid waste, property and land records, water quality and supply, air quality and the environment in general. “All this will facilitate citizen participation so that Gurgram can evolve as a Smart City,” Khattar claimed.

At the event, GMDA CEO V. Umashankar informed the chief minister that all government buildings in the city will be equipped with Wi-Fi facility for the general public within the next 6 to 9 months. “Apart from this, a mobile app has also been developed for this command and control centre by bringing together all services for citizens under one platform. Residents can access the facilities through a mobile app,” Umashankar said. He added that the app is at the trial stage and would be launched soon.

According to GMDA, to increase the reach of this centre, 358 intersection points have been marked and 1,200 CCTV cameras would be installed there by March 2020. At present, 250 CCTV cameras have been installed, covering 50 intersection points.

Umashankar further informed the chief minister that streetlights can also be controlled from the command centre — the lights can be switched on and off from here. Apart from this, monitoring of vehicles engaged in solid waste management work will also be done from the ICCC.

Moreover, drinking water supply meters have been integrated with the command centre and STPs added. Smart environment meters installed to check the status of pollution in various areas of the city are also connected to this centre, which will give out information about AQI.

The CM also interacted with residents of two-three villages through video conferencing. He told them that with the introduction of fibre cables in their villages, Internet facility would be provided in the area and there will be easy exchange of information.

