Gurugram district will soon have an Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) to monitor incoming outgoing traffic and traffic hold ups. The ICCC is being set up by the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA). The ICCC, CCTV Surveillance System integrated with intelligent traffic systems and various other Smart City applications.
The development authority has started installing CCTV cameras. It expects that in a year, it will set up an optical fibre backbone network within the GMDA boundaries.
The ICCC will be the nodal point for all online data related to Smart City applications, including CCTV-based public safety and adaptive traffic management system, smart parking system, water supply management system, pollution monitoring, property tax management system and asset management system.
“The progress work to set up, the ICCC is underway. Once this centre became operational the entire district can be seen on just a single click. The command centre will be connected to CCTV cameras and will enable automated challenging to defaulters. It will ensure certainty of law and enforcement,” said Amit Khatri, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gurugram.
The ‘Optical Fibre Backbone network’, shall be created under this project for Gurugram City. This network backbone will create a robust network infrastructure that can provide all kind of networking requirements for city-wide CCTV project as well as connectivity for various Smart City applications.
The connectivity shall also be established to Parking lots, Shopping Malls, Markets, Residential colonies, Educational institutions, Government Hospitals, Police Stations, Police Posts, Bus Stands, Railway Stations, Public places, Government offices and Business Centers.
The work for the project, estimated to cost Rs 62.77 crore, has been awarded to IL&FS Technologies Ltd. It will be completed in 9-12 months in a phased manner.
In order to e-connect all areas of Gurugram to the ICCC, a city-wide fibre network has been planned that will function as the backbone for all Smart City initiatives.
The fibre networkm will stretch over 600 km, covering 115 sectors in Gurugram and Manesar, an official added.