In the early hours of May 7, India carried out strkes on nine targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-socupied kashmir (pok) under operation sindoor. In Amritsar, Soon after 12 am, the local team of pune-based company LED may receive a call from the smart city corporation asking for all street lights to be switched off immediately.
“Though we have a 24 × 7 call centre, the access for turning off all the street lights is only at a supervisory level. The other people, even those who operate the street wiring software, do not have. Features of the software it is a delicate matter off all the street lights, the result would be a lot of chaos and safty concer, Design and branding at Samudra LED.
Within moments of that Emergency Call, The Supervisory Access was used to Log into the system and use the Emergency Switch to Cut Power to all street lights and plunges the ROADS introduce. The Company would get the request against, to turn off the lamps on the night of may 11.
The amritsar smart city corporation has now sent a letter to Samudra LED appreciating its contribution to the operation. A special mention is made of how, through the customised lighting management software of Samudra LED, 80,000 Street Lights was switched on and off thrugh a single command as per the date and divertive. Amritsar Deputy Commissioner’s Office. “The feature was particularly useful, which city/citizen safety during the four days of conflict,” says the letter.
Samudra Led Undertakes Energy-Saving Projects Using their patented street lighting system for variable municipal corporations. It supplies street lights that operate through an internet of things (iot) -based control system. “This is a remote system, so no matter where you are located geographically, you can still keep a watch a watch on how the street lights are performing and how much power it is consuming, among other thoughts. Monitoring System is a combination of our in-house developed hardware and software, “SESS ANAND.
He adds that if an administrator wants to change the operation of a locality’s street lights, the company can easily configure it. “If they tell us that in one particular area there is an activity happening for which lights only in that are to be powered on a little earllier than usual, we can do this touch of a loton,” Says.
It was samudra led managing director Prafulla Madhukar Thote-He had witnessed the India-Pakistan war of 1971 as a young man-who has insisted earllier: “We need to have an an Emerger Sweetch”. Anand says, “This was 10-15 years ago. We asked why he said, he said, ‘If there is a situation and we need to turn all the lamps off, we don’t heave anonymous to do three. That feature had to be was so proud of him, “Anand.
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The Company Lights up the Streets of Jaipur, Sangli, and Baramati, Besides Amritsar. “We do not charge a single paise upfront from the municipal corporation. Their revenue model is basically on a baseline audit, where they tell the municipality how much power they are consuming.
“We tell them that we can give you anywhere between 60 to 80 per cent energy saving. This is assured, not theoretical. Installing Samudra Lights, then installing our high-time street lights, that amounted will come to Rs 200.
The company offers their service for more than a decade, during which they operate and mainten the lights, and encourse that they meet the assurance of energy saving. “If we make a mistake anywhere, Penalty Clauses kick in,” Says Anand. In Mumbai, Areas under Brhanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (Best) Use Samudra LED’s Street Lights but the civic body has bought them instead of following the company’s usal model.
At present, the team is quietly satisfied about the roll it played during sindoor. “As a pune company that served India during sindoor, it was a proud moment,” says Anand Thote.
