Maharashtra launches State Emergency Operations Center at Mantralaya

Maharashtra government on Tuesday launched the State Emergency Operations Center SEOC at Mantralaya in Mumbai an official press statement saidThe SEOC was launched by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in presence of Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar and Minister for Disaster Management Girish Mahajan along with other senior officials in collaboration with Palladium IndiaThe project was completed in 100 days the officials said adding that it marks a major achievement in the statersquos efforts to enhance emergency responseAmit Patjoshi CEO Palladium India said ldquoThe SEOC marks a significant shift in how disaster risk governance is envisioned and executed in India By embedding advanced geospatial analytics realtime data and AIdriven decisionmaking into government operations Maharashtra is setting a benchmark for integrated disaster resilience Palladium is honoured to partner with the government of Maharashtra to enable this sectortransforming innovation that will protect lives assets and livelihoods more effectively and equitablyrdquoAjit Pawar also inaugurated the lsquoAapatti Sahayakrsquo mobile app a citizenfocused disaster communication tool that allows users to send SOS alerts upload photosvideos and receive locationbased early warningsMeanwhile Girish Mahajan unveiled the GeoDecision Support System GeoDSS which includes a situational dashboard a climate and hazard database and a risk and vulnerability databaseAn official statement said that the system integrates with the CAP Sachet and Cell broadcasting system enabling quick dissemination of vital information to the public for actions in response to floods earthquakes forest fires etcTo support training and capacity building in disaster management the Maharashtra government has announced the establishment of a State Institute of Disaster Management SIDM which will focus on training research and innovation in disaster management the statement saidIt said that under the World Banksupported Maharashtra Resilience Development Program MRDP 34 District Emergency Operations Centers DEOCs and three Municipal Corporations will be upgraded to strengthen disaster management across the state These DEOCs will be integrated with the SEOC using the Integrated Emergency Management System IEMS and Disaster Resilient Network protocolsKey Features of the SEOC Includes LED video walls audiovisual conferencing multichannel call centre solutions VHFUHF radios satellite phones and HAM radios Coordinates state district and national emergency networks in realtime GeoDSS Geospatial Decision Support System Uses realtime data from various agencies like IMD INCOIS and NRSC with AIML for predictive planning Seamless integration with ERSS 112 Police Emergency Response System for uninterrupted communication Unified GISbased dashboard Displays early warning alerts vulnerability mapping and threat monitoring Emergency Support Function ESF desks Dedicated desks for NDRF SDRF police fire health and other critical departmentsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params