case study

A Leap into Stadium Segment

Honeywell Building Solutions catapulted the Wankhede

Stadium into a world class safe and secure sports facility.

High quality security and life safety management solutions—

including integration of video, voice and data communication

technologies on one common network —were delivered in

stringent project timelines.

The CustomerWankhede Stadium, established in the year

1974, is one of the well-known historical

cricket grounds of India. Built on an area

that can accommodate up to 40,000

spectators, the stadium has been a

battleground of several bitterly contested

cricket games. The stadium has also been a

witness to great innings played by legendary

cricketers of the bygone era like Sunil

Gavaskar, Clive Llyod and Elwin Kalicharan.

In early 2011, the stadium went through a

major revamp work to facilitate the final

contest of the ICC Cricket World Cup

tournament, fought between India and

Srilanka. The Mumbai Cricket Association

(MCA), the foremost authority behind the

major cricket happenings in Mumbai, has

been the driving force behind the dramatic

makeover of the stadium. Honeywell

Building Solutions (HBS), chosen over

competitors for its brand, credibility in the

market, world class products and highly

experienced project execution team, was

the main player that converted the MCA’s

ambitious vision into reality.

The ChallengeCricket in India is like a religion. On April 2,

2011, over 33,000 spectators were

expected to witness this historical cricket

battle between India and Srilanka in the

Wankhede stadium. Among the spectators

would be the respective Presidents of both

the countries and several renowned

personalities from the political, media and

film fraternity.

MCA had a huge responsibility before the

event. Memories of 26/11 were still fresh in

the minds of Mumbai citizens. Security

threats loomed largely from the extremist

groups. Tight security measures were to

be implemented to ensure foolproof

security. In addition, proper evacuation

facility was to be implemented in the event

of any untoward incident or fire hazard.

MCA was in no position to take any

chances on security aspect since any

lapse could have been fatal. Great need

was felt for implementing the state-of-the-

art security surveillance facility, which

would be useful not only for this particular

event but also for all the future events to

be hosted in the stadium.

The biggest challenge was the

unbelievably short time in which all

activities were to be completed. Project

was awarded to HBS in October 2010,

and was expected to be completed in all

respect, with testing and commissioning

activities, before 1st league match on

March 13, 2011. After all the engineering

approvals and procurement activities were

completed, HBS commenced actual work

at site in middle of November. Practically

HBS had only four months to carry out

installation and commissioning activity,

which included the major challenge of

laying 250 kilometers of cable and

installation of systems like Public Address

System, CCTV, Building Management

System, Access Control System, Fire

Alarm System, etc. The BMS rooms and

HUB rooms for critical installations were

handed over to HBS in the month of

February, which reduced the project time

span further. Prolonged monsoon too

acted as a deterrent.

The SolutionHBS was the main supplier on the project.

Rigorous timelines were set to achieve the

mammoth target. In just four months time,

HBS team laid around 275 km of cable

and commissioned 268 cameras, 4 UPS

systems, 350 smoke detectors, 3 fire

alarm panels and around 270 data points.

Moreover, a digital PA system with 300

speakers was supplied and

commissioned, which also included

installation of 16 line array speakers on

ground perimeter.

Spectator Management System

HBS also implemented a foolproof

spectator management system. High

resolution cameras were installed on every

turnstile to capture the movement of each

spectator entering the stadium. All

recorded images were captured and

stored in the database for future records.

Security Installations

Fire alarm system, PA System, CCTV

Surveillance, EPABX, UPS, CATV (Cable

TV), Networking, Guard tour, Access

Control System, and BMS System—

were done within the timelines set

in the beginning.

Not a single activity missed the agreed

timeline and the full-fledged running stadium

was made available to MCA on time.

Installation Description

CCTV System

• 228 cameras were installed throughout the stadium.

• 210 cameras were installed inside the stadium including staircase, lobbies, etc.

• 15 PTZ cameras were installed in the periphery of the stadium, monitoring the external boundaries.

• 3 cameras were installed on the newly built ceiling of Wankhede stadium and were used tomonitor the spectators inside the north, east, west and south stand and the ground. Thesecameras wer e centrally monitored from BMS room and Police control room.

Public Address System

260 digital speakers were installed inside the stadium and entry gates, and 16 line array speakerswere installed at the boundary line. The Public Address System was installed for emergencyannouncement and was used by Mumbai police for addressing the spectators in case of any firehazard or any emergency situation, where spectators were supposed to be evacuated from thestadium. The PA system was utilized for DJ and announcements during the world cup matches.

Fire Alarm System500+ smoke, heat detectors and hooters were installed inside the stadium and were centrallyconnected to 2 fire alarm panels located at the BMS and Hub rooms.

Building ManagementSystem

Building Management System was installed to monitor critical services like UPS, Air Conditioners,Lifts, Water Management System, etc. Central BMS was installed at the BMS room.

UPSHBS supplied and commissioned 4 UPS to supply power to critical services like CCTV, PublicAddress System and Fire Alarm System. HBS provided and carried out entire cabling along with allthe accessories required.

Network StructuredCabling

HBS carried out entire SITC of structured cabling along with all the passive devices such as fiberports, patch cords, etc.

Safety Products

• Fire Alarm system

• Public Address (PA) system

Security Products

• CCTV system

• Access Control system

• Spectator Management system

Building Management System

• EPABX

• UPS

• CATV

• Networking

• Water Level monitoring

• Lift monitoring

• HVAC monitoring

• High mass monitoring and Electrical points monitoring

Product Categories

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Key BenefitsThe marathon effort generated accolades

from every quarter. MCA greatly recognized

the huge effort that went into the successful

and timely execution of the task. Mumbai

Police also appreciated the foolproof

security installations that ensured safety.

Prior to the intervention of HBS, all the

Security Surveillance and Public Address

Systems used to be hired on rental basis

for a particular event. With the state-of-

the-art IBMS system in place now,

Wankhede’s security capabilities have

increased greatly.

The new Security Surveillance and the

Public Address System are specifically going

to be a great value addition not only to MCA

but also to the Mumbai Police department

for identifying and tracking any specific

incident. The Public Address System will

help the Police make mass announcements

and give instructions to spectators. The

Building Management System will help

monitor the health of critical systems like

elevators, UPS, flood lights, ACs, Water

Management System, etc.

With the success at the Wankhede

Stadium, Honeywell Building Solutions has

reaffirmed its position as a leader in

integrated building, security and life safety

management business.

Honeywell Building Solutions

Honeywell Automation India Limited

56 & 57, Hadapsar Industrial Estate,

Pune 411013

Tel: +91 20 6603 9400

Fax: +91 20 6603 9800

HBS-India@honeywell.com

www.honeywell.com/buildingsolutions