Jammu Nov 24 PTI WiFi services will be installed at 20 more locations in the Jammu city under the Union governments Smart City Mission for the benefit of students and the business community officials said on WednesdayJammu Smart City Limited JSCL has signed an agreement with service provider LMES to install WiFi hotspots at 20 locations The agreement was signed and exchanged between the Chief Executive officer of JSCL Avny Lavasa and the director of LMES To attract tourist footfall and benefit students as well as the business community the JSCL has decided to expand its free WiFi service to 20 more locations under the smart city mission Lavasa saidThe WiFi hotspots will be installed at Government Medical College Jammu Railway Station Jammu Canal Road Jammu Jammu University Channi Himmat Trikuta Nagar Shastri Nagar and others In the first phase WiFi hotspots were installed at 16 locations which received massive responses Over 4500 people connect to the network from KC Plaza to Raghunath Mandir to Mubarak Mandi to Kachi Chawni to Indra Chowk monthly Lavasa saidShe said Internet connectivity is an important component of the smart city PTI AB NSD NSD

Jammu Sep 28 PTI An Integrated Command and Control Centre ICCC is being established in Jammu city under the Smart Cities Mission to create an IT-based monitoring system bringing various smart services and solutions under one umbrella officials said on TuesdayThe Jammu Smart City Limited JSCL recently signed a contract agreement with Bharat Electronics Limited BEL for setting up the ICCC for Jammu city at a cost of Rs 53 crore they saidThe ICCC will integrate all civic and essential services into a single platform aimed at monitoring and addressing public issues in real time the officials saidChief Executive Officer of JSCL Avny Lavasa visited one of the two centres that will be set up in Jammu city on Monday they said adding that she enquired about the installation of the Intelligent Traffic Management System ITMSThe officials said the ICCC would serve as the nerve centre for various citizen-centric services and would lead to efficient monitoring and delivery of such servicesOnce operational they said the ICCC would have representatives from all departments stationed at the headquarters for prompt coordination and redressal of public issuesThrough an ICCC it is possible to quickly disseminate information to citizens on a real-time basis through variable message displays VMD and public address systems to facilitate faster action and better management the officials saidThey said the ambitious project also includes an ITMS to address and resolve a variety of traffic law enforcement challengesJammu Smart City is closely working with the JK Police to make the ITMS functional in the coming months the officials said PTI TAS AB IJT

Jammu Sep 23 PTIJammu Smart City Limited JSCL on Thursday signed a pact with Indian Institute of Technology IIT Jammu to utilise the IIT expertise for sustainable and futuristic development of Jammu City The Memorandum of Understanding MoU was signed by and exchanged between Director IIT Jammu Prof Manoj Singh Gaur and Chief Executive Officer CEO JSCL Avny Lavasa an official spokesman said According to a spokesperson of JSCL the broader areas of where the professional guidance of IIT Jammu would be co-opted include urban mobility city beautification and development heritage tourism e-governance IT interventions waste management riverfront development integration electrical mobility energy-saving plans and any other domains of mutual interest as identified by JSCL spokesman said It has been also agreed in the MoU that JSCL will with the expert advice of IIT Jammu build a robust mechanism for support and services including research on urban planning and amenities including academics consultancy and internship and fellowship for students As per the MoU IIT Jammu shall allocate staff and faculties as trainers for the studies identified by JSCL he said The institute will facilitate identification of global best practices to be used by JSCL in the areas of data assimilation research citizen outreach programmes and behavioural assessments IIT Jammu will share information and data and obtain support of other educational research institutions consultants industries working on the subject in India or abroad for achieving the objectives outlined by JSCL the spokesman said It will also provide access to the IIT Jammu library and other technical resources to the team members of JSCL or persons identified by JSCL in achieving the mutually agreed upon objectives JSCL shall on the other hand provide support to IIT Jammu for relevant data collection conduct of seminars citizen outreach programmes etc It will ensure participation by UT and central officials public representatives senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government and other stakeholders in the programmes to be organised by IIT Jammu JSCL will also share any data or information available with different departments of Jammu and Kashmir government for desirable planning targets he said It will provide internships for the students of IIT Jammu and mentorship to external students to work on the smart city and related projects and assist IIT Jammu with all field visits to carry out the tasks outlined in the MoU the spokesman said It was also decided that a Joint Working Group JWG would be constituted to facilitate the initiation of projects under the MoU It will have heads and faculty from relevant departments at IIT-Jammu and relevant members from JSCL at similar levels The MoU shall remain in force initially for a period of two years from the date of signing and can be renewed further by way of mutual consent PTI AB MKJ