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The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has announced plans to set up a micro data centre to digitise the city's water supply network, officials said, as part of broader efforts to improve monitoring and reduce water losses. The centre will integrate geographic information systems (GIS), artificial intelligence, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and sensor technology to monitor water infrastructure in real time, allowing more precise tracking of supply, consumption and losses arising from leakages or theft. Gurugram will be divided into District Metered Areas (DMAs) to enhance the accuracy of data collection and enable quicker response to network faults. The initiative is inspired by advanced water management practices and aims to strengthen service reliability. Initially focused on water supply, the digital infrastructure could later be extended to cover other civic utilities such as sewerage systems. Implementation is expected to unfold over a two-year timeline.
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has outlined plans to introduce a micro data centre to digitise the monitoring and management of the city's water supply network, officials have said, in a bid to improve efficiency and address losses within the distribution system. The proposed digital infrastructure is expected to integrate advanced technologies such as geographic information systems (GIS), artificial intelligence (AI), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and sensor networks to provide real-time data on key components of the water supply chain. Advertisement
Under the initiative, Gurugram will be divided into District Metered Areas (DMAs), defined zones where the flow of water will be continuously measured and monitored. This segmentation will allow authorities to compare how much water enters each zone with how much is consumed, helping to identify losses due to leakages, unauthorised usage or theft, commonly referred to as non-revenue water. Officials said this granular tracking is expected to support targeted interventions to reduce wastage and enhance supply reliability.
Each water asset across the city, including tubewells and boosting stations, will be assigned a unique identifier and equipped with sensors that feed data back to the micro data centre. In the event of faults, disruptions or power outages affecting motors or other infrastructure components, alerts will be generated automatically, enabling faster response times and pre-emptive maintenance before field staff report issues. Flow meters and SCADA integration will also allow remote control of valves and pressure regulation across neighbourhoods, addressing common problems such as uneven pressure distribution.
MCG officials said the project is inspired by successful water management systems elsewhere, including those used in Israel and similar models in other Indian states. Although the initial focus will be on the water supply system, the underlying digital infrastructure could eventually be expanded to include other municipal utilities such as sewerage and broader civic services, supporting the city's long-term smart infrastructure goals. The data centre is expected to be developed over a two-year period, with detailed asset mapping and data aggregation already underway.
The move forms part of Gurugram's wider digitisation strategy to enhance service delivery, reduce non-revenue water and provide actionable data for planners, engineers
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