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VISAKHAPATNAM: the port city will get its first "smart street light" this month ".
This smart solar energy
Vizag's first smart colony has installed electric street lights. in-the-making -
Upscale layout of Kirlampudi--
A few days ago, near the international student hostel at the University of Andhra.
But making street lights smart is two additional features that will be added in the next few days ---
A cctv camera and a push. to-talk button (
Emergency call box)
This will be connected to the police control room via WiFi.
The independently developed smart street lamp is independent of the APEPDCL power grid and relies solely on solar power.
Four other locations have been identified to build more of these threein-
A lamp of the colony.
Detailing the technical features of light, Ravi Kanth Reddy, senior manager of CitYzen, is an organization related to the installation and founder of Light --
The president of the NGO Meecons said, "automatic lights have time --
Time-based switching mechanism-
Energy consumed based on brightness control and continuous monitoring.
The panel is so well designed that when it gets darker the light starts to shine.
There is an online portal that can monitor the power generated by the panel and the status of the solar cells.
Here we plan to add a CCTV camera with 3g chips and push functionto-
Connect it to the call button in the police control room.
Footage taken by CCTV cameras can even be viewed by police control rooms.
"The street light initiative is part of the" Let's Get Smart Kirlampudi "project, jointly launched by CitYzen and Kirlampudi Residents' Welfare Association, which through the care of green, clean, healthy and digital applications, and set an example for other colonies in the city.
There are about 1,100 families in the colony.
Once the complete design is completed and all the components of the lamp are assembled, the colony of the public place will install four more such smart lights
Private partnership model.
Vani Gannamani, director of CitYzen, CSR division of Phoenix IT Solutions, said, "smart street lights not only help illuminate the colony, but also ensure the safety of the colony residents and avoid the occurrence of theft.
Once the first smart street light has started the pilot operation, some testing must be carried out according to the customization requirements of each area.
"We plan to get in touch with the police control room on the beach road via WiFi and ask for WiFi from Andhra University," she said . ".
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