Bel Integrated Command & Control Centre for Chandigarh Smart City inaugurated by Shri Amit Shah, Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs, Government of India

New Delhi: The Integrated Command & Control Centre for Chandigarh Smart City, implemented by Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), was today inaugurated in Chandigarh by Shri Amit Shah, Hon’ble  Minister of Home Affairs, Government of India.

The Hon’ble Governor of Punjab & Administrator of Chandigarh, his Excellency Shri Banwarilal Purohit, senior officers of the Chandigarh Administration and  Chandigarh Smart City Ltd, were present.    

The Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) has been implemented in Chandigarh by BEL under the Smart City mission of the Govt. of India, to provide safety and security to citizens, efficient service deliveries and sustainable growth.

Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) had awarded BEL the contract to implement the ICCC on June 14, 2020. The project involves  civil construction of the Integrated Command and Control Centre complex, including buildings for the ICCC, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SACADA)  and Police Command Centre, laying of dedicated Optical Fiber Network of more than 250 Km, installation of more than 2,000 cameras at 285 locations for real-time surveillance of traffic junctions and other important areas of Chandigarh like water works, parks, government hospitals, community centers, parking locations, schools, etc.

The command centre will act as the brain of the city with an on-premise data centre hosting all relevant solutions for all field systems and data analytics tools for informative decision-making, better disaster management and smarter governance. This state-of-the-art command centre is integrated with major citizen services including water, electricity, sewage, solid waste management, transport, e-governance, public bike sharing, etc.

The Intelligent Traffic Management System (ITMS) catering to  red light violation detection, over speed violation and automatic number plate recognition is operational and assisting in traffic enforcement. In addition, a public addressing system and variable message signs have also been installed at junctions to disseminate information like traffic alerts, meteorological information, etc, to citizens realtime.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have been used in implementing the Adaptive Traffic  Control System  (ATCS) to improve signal timings, easing traffic and ensuring a greener environment in the city.