Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) is setting up a command centre at its headquarters in Navyug Market to monitor work to redress residents complaints on roads, garbage collection, street lights, sewer and water pipelines, etc., and ensure it gets done quickly.Called the Integrated and Smart Control System, it will handle at least 18 types of complaints that residents lodge over WhatsApp, Facebook or the GMC grievance redressal portal while ensuring constant monitoring of the work done.The GMC is attempting to narrow the time gap in attending to complaints on civic issues. The Integrated and Smart Control System will help redress complaints on a real-time basis while ensuring monitoring at the highest-levels, said NK Choudhary, chief engineer, GMC. It will also make door-to-door garbage collection more robust because the command system will track the coordinates of the GPS-fitted vehicles on a real time basis, added Choudhary.The complaints will go to the supervisor concerned via the system, who will send a team to attend to the problem. After finishing the work, the team will send a report with a picture within a stipulated time. The complainants will also receive the same.The GMC officials recently visited Indore, which has the system. Indore is one municipality which for consecutive years have been making a mark in cleanliness rankings and not without a reason. Initiatives like the Integrated and Smart Control System and waste management are areas the GMC needs to focus on, and we will soon implement the same in Ghaziabad, said mayor Sunita Dayal.The project will be completed with CSR funds, meaning that the GMC will only have to provide space for it. Currently, the ground floor of the GMC office is undergoing a revamp so that the system could be set up and made operational in two months, added Dayal.We also published the following articles recentlyNational conference at GMC to have 550 papers on epidemiologyThe GMC-EFICON 2023 conference in Goa will feature 550 scientific papers presented by epidemiology experts. With over 1,500 delegates expected to participate, the conference aims to discuss recent advancements in epidemiology and public health. The event will also focus on innovative strategies to improve public health. Dr. S Bandekar, the dean of Goa Medical College, will deliver a lecture on augmenting healthcare policy. Additionally, awards will be given for the best papers by a young scientist and a senior scientist.Goa TB death rate highest due to alcoholism, says GMC deanGoa has the highest death rate due to tuberculosis (TB) in India, according to the vice-president of the Epidemiology Foundation of India. The high death rate is attributed to alcoholism, as the medication used to treat TB has a strong reaction with alcohol. Doctors are now focusing on comprehensive care for TB patients, including aggressive treatment for alcoholics and supervised treatment with community health workers and psychiatry doctors to address addiction and provide counseling.Chhattisgarh CM launches ANPR e-detection system, Nirbhaya command centerChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has announced development works worth over Rs 1,000 crore for Raipur, including road widening and flyover projects. Additionally, an Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system has been inaugurated to detect and issue fines for vehicles without proper documents. The system will also include a GPS-based vehicle tracking software for the safety of women passengers. A command and control center has also been launched, equipped with panic buttons in passenger and school buses to enhance safety measures. The system will provide real-time information and ensure the safety of children by mapping the routes of school buses.

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