IPSCDL to implement city management system in Goa

06 Oct 2021 CW Team

Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Limited (IPSCDL) has decided to push ahead with the Goa Intelligent City Management System (GICMS).

The Rs 180 crore project is likely to be completed by 30th November, and it will go live by 13 December.

GICMS smart city plan will have an integrated command and control centre (ICCC) set up at the IT hub, Altinho, for all-around surveillance in Panaji, Old Goa, Corlim, Porvorim and other entry points in the state.

It will have sensors and cameras to keep track of the traffic violations, crime, theft, littering, pollution emissions, solid waste, and smart city lighting, along with WiFi hotspots in about 500 locations in Panaji.

In June 2018, Larsen and Toubro (L&T) won the GICMS contract and installed 100 smart CCTV cameras out of the total 338 cameras. These high resolutions and advanced cameras can recognise faces and number plates. It can automatically generate traffic violation challans.

The major hurdle for the GICMS project is the delay in permissions. L&T notes that the permissions for digging, laying fibre cables and road cutting are difficult to obtain. The process is further complicated due to the unmarked utility lines along the roads.

Implementing ICCC is the main criteria for the Smart City Mission, and the central government has unveiled that the project has to be completed for more funds to be disbursed.

L&T is also planning for smart parking at the EDC Patto complex. It will have 1,000 sensors at the parking slots. These sensors will identify the vacant slots and display them on the LED board at the entry point. Online payment has also been introduced for paying for parking.

Image Source

Also read: Nagpur may get first Natural Asset Map under pilot project

Equipment

09 Feb 2026

BKT Unveils FY25 Sustainability Report, ‘New Roads. Greener Future’

Balkrishna Industries (BKT) has released its sustainability report for FY 2024–25 titled New Roads. Greener Future, outlining progress across environmental stewardship, circular manufacturing and workforce development, as the company strengthens its long-term ESG framework.During FY25, BKT reported increased use of renewable and recycled inputs, deploying over 106,000 metric tonnes of renewable materials in primary products. Circularity remained central, supported by vertically integrated carbon black manufacturing and higher adoption of recycled raw materials, resulting in 98.17 per cent of..

Sources Unlimited Introduces CoeLux High Tech 25 Mini

Sources Unlimited has introduced CoeLux High Tech 25 Mini, an advanced lighting system designed to recreate the visual and emotional experience of natural sunlight and open skies within interior spaces.Designed to resemble a skylight seamlessly integrated into architecture, the compact system emits a soft, diffused vertical beam that mirrors the depth, colour and clarity of real daylight. The illumination creates the illusion of opened ceilings and enhanced spatial volume, while subtly washing surfaces below to highlight textures, furniture and interior detailing. Scaled for small to medium-si..

Taural India Commissions Second Aluminium Casting Plant in Maharashtra

Taural India recently commissioned its second aluminium sand casting manufacturing facility in India at Supa, Maharashtra, marking a major expansion after its first plant in Pune. The 30-acre facility was inaugurated by the Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, and represents a significant addition to the state’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem.Designed to meet global engineering and sustainability benchmarks, the Supa plant integrates automation, digital process controls and advanced quality systems. It will manufacture complex, high-tolerance aluminium componen..