The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC), as part of its efforts to transform the city into a ‘smart city’, is working on issuing unique eight-digit identification code to the residential, commercial and government structures to facilitate easy location of address.
Officials are taking up the project of issuing the codes on a pilot basis in 13rd , 17th , 18th and 21st wards, which have been identified as the smart wards in the city. The existing door numbers would continue to exist. The first four digits in the eight digit code would be English alphabets and the rest numerical digits. Further, these unique codes would be synchronised with a cellphone application to facilitate easy location of a particular address. Once a user enters the unique code, the application would zero in on the location and help the user in finding the address easily, said VMC Commissioner G. Veerapandian.
Towards this initiative, the VMC has entitled the job to Zippr Consultancy, a private organisation for taking up the project. The consultancy representatives would collect the details such as current meter service number, gas cylinder connection number, property tax details, ration card number, Aadhaar card, PAN card, voter identification card from the owners of the houses.
Each flat in a residential apartment, the individual ones, commercial outlet and government office will be given one unique identification number.
VMC officials urged residents and structure owners to cooperate with the consultancy representatives and furnish the required details. The representatives will be carrying an authorisation letter and identity card issued by the VMC and in case of any doubts, residents can call the city planning officials.
Tenants would also have to furnish the details and their data would be included as existing occupants and house owner details will be added separately, explained the officials. There are nearly 25,000 residential houses and around 1,000 commercial and government establishments in the above four wards and officials are planning to complete the project in two weeks. Based on the success of the project, similar exercise would be taken up in other wards as well.
