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ROAD SAFETY

such as power theft, short circuits,
energy leakages, and losses due
Our vision is to build infrastructure that thinks, learns, to earth leakages and fused lights
and evolves. Through innovations like NB-IoT-enabled and maintaining the health of the
controllers and AI-based fault street lighting system with minimal
analytics, we’ve redefined what human intervention.
lighting networks can achieve. CIMCON, a solution provider
With over 150 cities already for Intelligent Street Light Control
benefiting globally, we are Systems, partnered with Lighting
now scaling these intelligent Technologies and KMV Projects
systems across India to deliver Ltd to provide solutions including
deploying a sophisticated
measurable value from reduced automation system that uses GSM/
CO emissions to optimized GPRS technology for two-way
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public resource utilization. communication. The collaboration
– ANIL AGARWAL, also focused on developing software
CEO, CIMCON Software India Pvt. Ltd. that enables monitoring from the
control server to the feeder pillar
box, allowing street lights to operate
The implementation of the of street lights. Given the ORR’s on a fixed program including ON/
Smart Street Lighting Control & critical role in managing heavy OFF timings and dimming schedules.
Monitoring System on the Mumbai vehicle traffic and ensuring the The software ensures the system
Trans Harbour Link brought forth safety of commuters, this project is capable of providing critical data
significant advantages. They was of paramount importance for on power-related issues and the
included improved safety and the Hyderabad metropolitan area. overall health of the street lights for
visibility, operational efficiency, CIMCON’s project scope included proactive maintenance.
decrease in energy consumption design, supply, installation, testing The technical framework of the
by 40%, improved uptime by 99% and commissioning of illumination project encompassed communication
and cost savings by 40%. to the Outer Ring Road.
integration by enabling seamless
Another major project came by The main challenges included interaction between control server
when Hyderabad Growth Corridor implementing a reliable system for and street light controllers; real-time
Limited embarked on an ambitious the remote control and monitoring command execution, monitoring,
project to enhance the illumination of street lights over a vast area. and data retrieval functionalities.
of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) in It is important to ensure efficient The scope extended to minimizing
Hyderabad. This project was aimed two-way GSM communication energy losses and ensuring optimal
at implementing a state-of-the-art between the street light lighting conditions are maintained
street light wireless automation controllers and the control server consistently, streamlining operations
and tracking system, utilizing for real-time commands and data and optimizing resource utilization
GSM/GPRS technology for the retrieval. The other challenges for improved performance and
remote control and monitoring have been addressing critical issues sustainability.

The project delivered several
key benefits including enhanced
safety and visibility by ensuring
clear visibility on the ORR during
night times, significantly reducing
the risk of accidents. Operational
efficiency, energy savings of up to
40%, up to 60% reduced carbon
dioxide emissions and up to 50%
cost savings on maintenance
were the other benefits. TT

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