Challenge
The client wanted to streamline and centralize security management effectively with limited staff. Increase visibility across the extended enterprise and minimize the time from detection of threats to protection.
Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation Smart City Project
Scope
- Enable real-time monitoring of the various facets of the management of Kalyan-Dombivali City - Security, Traffic, and City Utilities
- Provide the capability to respond in a unified manner to situations on the ground (both day to day and emergencies) by creating a common operational picture for the relevant stakeholder
- Provide and manage touchpoints from all concerned stakeholders during the lifecycle of various incidents
- Define and manage the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for various operational aspects of the City Management
- Provide the capability to analyze the continuous improvement of city operations
- Make Kalyan-Dombivili a better place to live in by increasing the safety, the livability of the people in the city and effectively providing the delivery of a few urban services.
- Improve the situational awareness of the city administrators and residents.
- Provide administrators, citizens, tourists, and businesses with real-time and actionable information to aid their daily decision-making
Highlights
- 301 CCTV Locations across the city of Kalyan-Dombivali
- 829 Fixed and PTZ Cameras to be installed
- 36 Dashboard Cameras
- 50 Vehicle-mounted Cameras
- 45 Body-worn Cameras
- 3 Drones
- Command and Control Centre for the Municipal Corporation and Police Department for round the clock monitoring
Constraints
- The entire project was implemented following COVID-19 restrictions. That brought up some unique challenges like restricted material and manpower movement, unavailability of labour, added safety mechanisms like frequent temperature checks and masks to be worn by team members.
- Local Interference from anti-social elements disrupting deployment, civil works, and permissions for selected locations
- Multiple rounds of surveys due to unavailability of key stakeholders
- Short Notice implementation of a covid war room for monitoring city-wide lockdown regulations
Technology Enablers
- Cameras
- Video Management System
- AI-Based Video Analytics System
- Body-worn Cameras
- Dashboard Cameras
- Drones
- Vehicle-mounted Cameras
Benefits
- Surveillance with Video Enabled Analytics provides effective monitoring of the city with limited operators and ensures the safety of the citizens.
- Dashboard cameras, vehicle-mounted cameras for police vehicles, and Body Worn Cameras will help police and corporation get a real-time view of a critical situation.
- Drones to provide surveillance coverage for locations with unavailable CCTV cameras
- Drones help top officials to survey and monitor various projects’ progress.