G.O. (Ms.) No. 8, Dedicated GIS Control Room for Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, 2023
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 8 dated 20 January 2023, granting administrative sanction of Rs. 17.80 crore for a dedicated geographic information system control room at the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board head office in Chintadripet. The project will support digital management of the Board's assets and utilities through mapping, software, servers, survey equipment, staff and related infrastructure.
What the government approved
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department granted administrative sanction for a dedicated geographic information system (GIS) control room at the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board head office in Chintadripet. The sanctioned project cost is Rs. 17.80 crore under the Administrative and Office Expenses Fund of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0.
The State High Powered Steering Committee, headed by the Chief Secretary to Government, approved the project at its fifth meeting held on 28 November 2022. The Finance Department concurred on 20 January 2023.
Purpose of the GIS control room
The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board had already taken up preparation of asset and utility maps using geospatial techniques under the Asian Development Bank assisted Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program. The work includes a system study report and a detailed project report for the GIS control room.
The control room is intended to manage assets through an electronic platform. The proposal includes GIS application software, hardware for hosting the software, servers in the Tamil Nadu State Data Centre, data recovery facilities, workstations and survey instruments.
Approved cost components
The total sanctioned cost consists of Rs. 10.59 crore in estimated costs and Rs. 7.21 crore for technical support and services, including Goods and Services Tax, for four years. The components are:
- GIS server hardware and software for the data centre and data recovery centre, plus workstations, Rs. 10.46 crore.
- Geospatial server software, Rs. 2.25 crore.
- Survey instruments, Rs. 1.26 crore.
- GIS team recruitment, Rs. 2.86 crore.
- Infrastructure for the GIS control room, Rs. 0.97 crore.
Who may be affected
Government departments, the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, project staff and service providers are directly involved in implementation. Property buyers and owners may find the planned asset and utility mapping relevant to how the Board manages infrastructure information, but Government Order (Ms.) No. 8 dated 20 January 2023 does not change land ownership, property boundaries, development rights, water charges or sewerage charges.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 8 change my land ownership or property boundary?
No such change is stated. The order grants administrative sanction for a GIS control room and associated technology for managing Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board assets and utilities.
Where will the GIS control room be established?
It will be established at the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board head office in Chintadripet.
How much funding has been sanctioned for the project?
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MA2) Department sanctioned a total project cost of Rs. 17.80 crore under the Administrative and Office Expenses Fund of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0.
What equipment and services are covered by the approval?
The approval covers GIS server hardware and software, data centre and recovery facilities, workstations, geospatial server software, survey instruments, GIS team recruitment, control room infrastructure, and technical support and services for four years.
