The Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) under Namchi Smart City Limited has been established at the Parking Plaza at Namchi. Initially, Covid War Room was set up to monitor and create a database for active Covid 19 cases and ongoing vaccination. Now with the advent of monsoon, and with the opportunity to explore the facilities encompassed within the ICCC, the District Disaster Management Authority (South) has also decided to establish District Control Room at the ICCC which shall be made operational 24X7 commencing from 30th of June, 2021.
The Control Room shall have a dedicated contact no viz. 03595-264100 manned 24X7 by officials from Police Department, QRTs round the clock on a shift basis. The public is requested to report any disaster directly to the Control Room henceforth. All information related to all kinds of disasters shall be collected, documented, disseminated to concerned authorities from the Control Room itself.
The District Disaster Management Act (South) is working in close coordination with officers Namchi Smart City Limited, DIO NIC Namchi for the preparation of the database, modules, and software.
The government of India has proposed South Sikkim’s Namchi as a Smart City project where all facilities will be available in the coming time.
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