Emergency operation centre at NMC HQ idle as Nashik city grapples with pre-monsoon fury
Nashik: The
emergency operation centre
at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, the
Nashik Municipal Corporation
's headquarters, has remained idle for over a year amid delays in its handover from Nashik Municipal Smart City Development Corporation Ltd (NMSCDCL) to the civic body.
Built at Rs 59 crore, the centre aimed to enhance disaster management capabilities, particularly during monsoons and the upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela. "CCTV cameras and a public address system (PAS) have been integrated with the emergency operation centre to facilitate NMC in tackling situations during any emergencies or disasters," an official said.
Unseasonal rain has been lashing Nashik city for the past fortnight, during which around 250 trees were uprooted and branches of another 200 trees fell.
The city also experienced waterlogging at around 210 locations amid NMC's failure to undertake pre-monsoon works like cleaning the stormwater lines and nullahs.
"At this juncture, the emergency operations centre at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan could have helped NMC in tackling the situation if it were operational," an official said.
NMSCDCL CEO Sumant More said the emergency operation centre was ready. "We are in the process of handing over the centre to NMC. It will take a couple of weeks to complete the process."
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