Lt. Governor – Delhi, Shri Anil Baijal inaugurated Integrated Command & Control Centre of NDMC Smart City through video conferencing in the presence of Member of Parliament – Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi and NDMC Chairperson – Shri Dharmendra. He also inaugurated Shera Maidan Sports Complex at Mandir Marg, New Delhi.
After inaugurating the Integrated Command and Control Centre of NDMC, Shri Baijal said that it is a smart package of technologies to improve the monitoring and tracking of citizen services delivery in new digital era continued. He suggested that the maintenance of this high technological asset must be ensured by the civic body for proper performance in the interest of citizens.
Shri Baijal suggested to the NDMC Chairperson to call the head of other civic bodies and agencies of Delhi like MCDs or others to get the idea for implementing it in the other parts of Delhi. He was also impressed by the high standard facilities at Shera Maidan Sports Complex, Mandir Marg, New Delhi and said that it is not only an important facility for the fitness of any citizen but also useful to make high quality sportspersons.
Congratulating the NDMC for operationalization of Integrated Command and Control Centre at Palika Kendra, Smt.Meenakashi Lekhi expressed that it is a unique step in the capital city of the nation for making it a Smart City as per dream of our Hon’ble Prime Minister. She said that this smart step is now becoming a tool for constant monitoring and tracking of citizen services delivery in a smart manner.
Primary objective of this project is to improve governance by enhancing efficiency of services, safety and security and promote a better quality of life for residents, she added.
NDMC Chairperson – Shri Dharmendra said that it is a great pride for us that out of all of civic bodies of Delhi, first of its kind NDMC has set up an Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) for managing multiple services from single location on a common platform under Smart City Mission at a capital cost of Rs.65 crore.
Chairperson said that more than 19 NDMC services like Solid Waste Management, Street Lighting, Parking, Sewage Treatment Plants, Electric and Water Billing etc. have been integrated on this platform in Phase-I. This is helping in providing real-time data and historical data of these services on Single Pane of Glass which helps to optimize these services, he added. Other services will be added in Phase-II. M/s L&T has implemented this Integrated Command & Control Centre for NDMC using the latest technology in the area of IOT using robust ICT infrastructure.
ICCC aggregates information across multiple applications and sensors deployed across the city, and then provide actionable information with appropriate visualization for decision makers in NDMC.
Shri Dharmendra further said that the integrated data and their customizable analysis will be visible 24X7 on surveillance monitors at the command centre and can be accessed through a single dashboard. This, in turn, will enable NDMC to make decisions faster and rope in multiple agencies at one go so as to address an issue or a crisis.
He also informed that Shera Maidan Sports Complex redeveloped by NDMC at Mandir Marg, New Delhi at a cost of Rs.3.21 crore for providing recreation and Sports facilities in NDMC area. NDMC developed a synthetic Football Field, Two Synthetic Lawn Tennis Courts, Jogging Track and Outdoor Gymnasium at this Shera Ground, New Delhi’s prime location. This facility is developed at par with the higher standard having Synthetic Football turf of a size 4599 Sq. Meters.
NDMC Secretary – Shri Amit Singla gave a presentation on the ICCC & Dr.B.M.Mishra, CEO – Smart City presented the vote of thanks to the occasion.
