Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) Smart City Project

Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) Smart City Project

Services & Industry

Services: Smart Cities Solution

Industry: Government Sanctioned Project

Challenge

  • The client wanted to streamline and centralize security management effectively with limited staff through integration of a smart city solution.
  • Increase visibility across the extended enterprise and minimize the time from detection of threats to protection.
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Scope

  • Enable real-time monitoring of the various facets of the management of Kalyan-Dombivli 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-Dombivli a better place to live in by increasing the safety, the liveability 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 Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation
  • 829 Fixed and Pan-Till-Zoom (PTZ) Cameras to be installed
  • 36 Dashboard Cameras
  • 50 Vehicle-mounted Cameras
  • 45 Body-worn Cameras
  • 3 Drones
  • Integration and setup of the Command and Control Centre for the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation and Police Department for round the clock monitoring.
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Technology integration of future

Constraints

  • The entire project was implemented following COVID-19 restrictions; this brought up some unique challenges like restricted material & 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
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Technology integration of future

Benefits

  • Surveillance with Video Enabled Analytics provides effective monitoring of the city with limited operators ensuring 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 critical situations.
  • Drones to provide surveillance coverage for locations with unavailability of CCTV cameras.
  • Drones help top officials to survey and monitor various projects’ progress.

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