The centres in around 50 cities have been helping the administration cater to the needs of healthcare and logistics With India slowly opening up for business, the control rooms set up under the marquee smart cities programme have become the nerve centres in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
These integrated command and control centres in around 50 cities have been repurposed as war rooms, and have been helping the civil administration cater to the needs of health care, logistics and lockdown monitoring in real time.
As the lockdown enters its third phase, India’s biggest cities that hold the key to economic revival have been classed as red zones, and need to be effectively supervised.