InnowaveIT sets up Rs. 100 million Tier II data center in Mumbai for Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA)

Innowave IT infrastructure Limited announced the setting up of a Tier II data center in Mumbai for Maharashtra’s slum rehabilitation authority (SRA). The data centre will focus on high availability services with N+1 standard facility which will be deployed by taking all major critical issues of SRA into consideration.

SRA overlooks large amount of data relating to GIS Mapping of the survey, building, land plans, Legal data, Challans & had planned to align it needs in a single location with upmost security & backup solutions to protect it from any disaster. SRA data Centre has the disaster recovery site configured to prepare for any data loss due to any natural or man-made disaster.

Data analysis and reporting will be a crucial touch point for various Slum rehabilitation schemes implemented by SRA. The centre located at the SRA facility in Bandra, Mumbai, boasts of cutting edge technology in the form of 17 servers with latest high-class virtualization, storage, and backup technology services. It will have qualified professionals engaged in GIS, Biometric & related analysis to support achievement of the overall development objectives of SRA.

According to Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA), Mumbai has 3,293 slum pockets spread over 9,008 acres with over 13 lakh slum dwellers across Mumbai and Thane, eligible for the Housing For All Scheme. SRA has been focusing on digital transformation for transparency has since digitally mapped 1.17 crore documents relating to slum dwellers.

In his comments, Sandeep Deshmukh, Secretary, SRA, said, “The data center is a crucial element in our ambitious effort to help uplift millions of slum dwellers in the larger Mumbai metropolitan region including Thane. Demolition of slums and the subsequent redevelopment leads to a lot of physical documentation & multiple complex issues during allotment. Digital mapping of documents and data analysis makes this process more efficient and effective besides ensuring increased transparency. The hi-tech data center has been functioning successfully for some time now.”

Commenting on the Tier II data centre, Anant Raghute, MD, Innowave IT Infrastructure Ltd., said, “We are proud to be playing our part in a much needed and timely effort to leverage digital transformation and analytics for fulfilling SRA’s objectives. Precious knowledge we have gained through handling many related projects for various ULB’s (urban local bodies) & govt. bodies, our focus on holistic solutions and expertise in digital transformation & analytics, combined, place us in a position to deliver better value. The data center is best-in-class and is comparable with any Tier II data center of its kind in India.”

Innowave IT is also involved in the LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) Property survey for the city of Mumbai on behalf of MCGM (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai), a first of its kind project with an objective to create a unique platform for property tax administration and other smart city related applications. An advanced mapping and survey company, it plays a role in couple of related SRA projects as well.