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Swachh Bharat Mission was started on 2 October 2014 with a very simple idea: keep your surroundings clean, do not litter in public places and make cleanliness a shared responsibility. This effort, which started with brooms, dustbins and public participation, soon became a mass movement. Today this movement is adopting the new generation of cutting-edge technology. urban sanitation now digital, sensor–Equipped and electrified. Digital dashboards are facilitating monitoring of services. AI-powered robots are venturing into hazardous areas that used to be too risky for cleaners. Electric vehicles are bringing clean mobility to waste collection. From brooms to robots, technology is giving cleanliness a smart makeover – making cities cleaner, workplaces safer and civil services more responsive.
Raipur's digital leap : Queue instead dashboard
Earlier, residents of Raipur had to visit the Municipal Corporation office for septic tank cleaning service. Under the new digital system, citizens can now lodge requests for desludging services online, eliminating the need to visit offices and reducing waiting times.
Raipur Municipal Corporation Use (Urban Platform for Delivery of Online Governance) platform based on a Digital Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) dashboard Prototype has started. Residents can use this system for booking, payment for desludging services and digital tracking of the entire process. The platform is associated with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM).
This process has been made extremely simple. citizen own Mobile number or property ID Enter, and the system automatically recognizes the address. The service gets booked through a single-page form. But the real change happens behind the screen.
The system monitors the service in real time after the request is entered. “an application, a trip“ The approach helps in better planning. Drivers upload photos after the task is completed, allowing digital verification of service. This dashboard is also helpful in monitoring city vehicles and efficient planning of resources. Technology is changing the way cleaners perform hazardous jobs. Digital monitoring helps in moving from manual sewer cleaning to mechanized cleaning, thereby reducing human risk and promoting safe practices.
So what appears to be a simple dashboard is doing much more than replacing paperwork. It connects citizens, service providers and municipal systems on a single digital platform. In Raipur, the journey from “request” to “service” has now become a trackable digital process.
G-SPIDER: Robot took command inside the canal
in the center of Thiruvananthapuram Amayijhanchan Canal Thampanoor Railway Goes underground beneath the campus. This covered area has limited vertical clearance, constant flow of water and no safe entry way for personnel. It was extremely difficult to clean using traditional methods in this narrow and confined space.
Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation has deployed a robot to clean this inaccessible spot. the city has G-SPIDER has been employed, Joe AI–operated canal–cleaning system Is. It has been developed by Genrobotic Innovations, a Technopark-based company that makes the robotic scavenger Bandicoot.
This robot is a machine to detect, assess and remove accumulated waste. Vision and Sensor Intelligence Uses up. It adapts in real time to different waste types, water flow conditions and structural challenges. Its five–degree–off–freedom system Uses biomimetic claws to pick up mixed and irregular waste. The garbage taken out is directly put into designated collection vehicles.
Its importance is not limited to automation only. G-Spider enhances worker safety by minimizing direct exposure to toxic gases, contaminated water and hazardous waste. It can work even in case of rising water level and continuous flow, thereby Regular and planned cleaning It is ensured.
This feature makes the G-Spider much more than just a cleaning machine. This deployment shows how technology can enable sanitation work in sensitive environments where human entry poses significant security risks. The model also represents a replicable and scalable approach to other high-risk canals and drainage networks.
Garbage collection vehicles get electric upgrade
daily garbage collection vehicle are also becoming an important part of the transition to cleaner cities. Guntur (Andhra Pradesh), Cities like Chennai and Indore Electric vehicles are being included in door-to-door garbage collection in India, thereby connecting smart waste management with clean transportation.
in Guntur city 200 electric auto over Has brought clean mobility in door-to-door garbage collection work. Everyone The vehicle is equipped with GPS tracking, Which makes real-time monitoring possible. With this initiative, annually 71,000 liter Saves more than 100,000 diesel and reduces greenhouse gas emissions over a decade 21,000 Ton It is estimated that there will be a decrease of.
Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, has directly linked electric mobility to the daily waste management system. Greater Chennai Corporation to undertake door-to-door garbage collection in all 15 zones 5,478 battery powered e–rickshaw Have been deployed. These vehicles cover a distance of about 40 km per day and are reducing pollution by replacing diesel vehicles. The fleet reduces carbon emissions by approximately 41 tonnes per day, which is equivalent to a reduction of 15,160 tonnes annually.
The transition isn't just limited to cleaner vehicles; Everyone ई–wet in rickshaw, Separate for dry and hazardous waste–there are separate compartments, Due to which the waste gets separated at the source itself. this fleet now 24,621 streets And 21 more than lakh houses Covers. Audio systems installed on vehicles also give messages about garbage separation in localities. Also, this initiative 6,000 means of employment for more than It is made.
Indore city of Madhya Pradesh has taken the electric transition a step further by linking garbage collection with renewable energy. The city has major areas Home–to pick up garbage at home 100 Electric vehicles have been deployed. Real-time GPS tracking through Integrated Command and Control Center (ICCC) ensures monitoring and transparency. Through this initiative, approximately 24,918 Ton Reduction in carbon emissions and reduction in fuel and maintenance costs by approximately 5.97 It is estimated that there will be a saving of Rs. crore.
the city has 20 solar charging station have also established, each of which 10 kilowatt solar panels Is equipped with. These stations together every day 800 From 1,000 unit green energy production do and every day 80 From 100 Can charge vehicles. Garbage carts are no longer just a means of transportation in these cities; It has become a cleaner, connected and more efficient part of urban sanitation.
next chapter: more smart, safe sanitation
Technology is providing new tools for urban sanitation to clean smarter, work safer and respond faster. From digital dashboards and AI-powered robots to electric garbage vehicles, these innovations are bringing technology closer to everyday sanitation. The next chapter is to take these innovations to more and more cities, assimilate them into daily life and make urban sanitation cleaner, safer and more responsive.
Reference
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
PIB Research
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