Pune Infra Watch: PMC to set up centralised command centre for all civic issues
Pune Municipal Corporation's Integrated Command and Control Center will monitor public grievances, public and traffic movement, disaster management etc
The Pune Municipal Corporation already has a dedicated command and control centre for its disaster management department which is active 24/7 during the monsoon. (File photo) Soon, Pune citizens who want to register a civic grievance can do so at a centralised Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC) being set up by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) as a single point of contact for such issues.
The ICCC will also act as a centre to monitor disaster management and traffic movement, and keep a check on illegal activities in the city.
In his order, Pune Municipal Commissioner Vikram Kumar said that an IT-based centralised system will be set up to handle civic issues related to Smart City, police, fire department, Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML), road department, sewage department, electrical department, anti-encroachment department, water supply department, security department, tree department, garden department, health department and solid waste management department. A team of three civic officers led by Deputy Municipal Commissioner Pratibha Patil as nodal officer has been created to set up the ICCC, Kumar said.
