CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) is set to consolidate its core monitoring and control functions through a new Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) planned at its head office campus in Chintadripet.
The proposed facility will be a single control hub by bringing units together that are currently spread across the headquarters. The new building will house the Monitoring Control Centre, GIS application centre, wireless wing and a dedicated SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) centre. With these units operating from the same space, officials will be able to track field issues alongside location data and live system status in real time.
The ICCC will be a stilt+two-floor structure. The first floor will accommodate the main Monitoring Control Centre, along with a war room and officer cabins. The second floor will house the GIS application centre and wireless wing, alongside the SCADA centre, officer cabins and a consultant room. Temporary structures are proposed at the roof level, and a physical link between the existing headquarters building and the new command centre is planned at the third-floor level, subject to feasibility and approval.
A central feature of the facility will be its visual monitoring setup. Existing video walls used by the Monitoring Control Centre and GIS units will be shifted to the new building, while new video walls will also be installed as part of the project. These will form the core interface for real-time monitoring and coordination. The command centre is intended to support round-the-clock operations, including a 24/7 helpdesk and monitoring function.
The project is funded through a shared arrangement, with 50 per cent of the cost coming from the Singara Chennai 2.0 programme and the remaining 50 per cent funded by the Metro Water Board. It is planned to be completed in 2026. Once operational, the facility is expected to serve as the nerve centre for the Board's monitoring and coordination activities.