Bengaluru to get Integrated Command and Control Centre soon
India Today
The Bengaluru Smart City will establish an Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) headquarters to bring 14 different departments serving the Bengaluru city on a single platform.
The Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) that Bengaluru Smart City Ltd. (BSCL) is in the process of establishing, will bring together 14 different departments on a single platform. The ICCC will be established in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and made operational in about 100 days, said Rajendra Cholan, managing director of BSCL.
The 6th floor of the annexe building in BBMP was officially handed over for the establishment of ICCC on Friday.
Speaking to The Indian Express, BSCL managing director Rajendra Cholan, said, “The Integrated Control and Command Centre is a decision support system where information from various departments and various applications are collected, collaborated and analysed for better planning of the city, using ICT (Information and communication technology) as a backbone. It has intelligence engine(s), which will process and synchronise all the related information and generate insights. These insights are helpful in managing incidents across the city and do better planning for city development.”
The ICCC implementation will cover 14 line departments like BBMP, Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom), Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), Bengaluru Traffic Police, Bengaluru City Police, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and etc.
BBMP chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta said the ICCC will be set up at a cost of Rs 90 crore, which according to him will help officials make decisions that are good for the city and residents.
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