Hyderabad: Robots to unclog sewers

HYDERABAD: If municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao has his approach, Hyderabad will utterly rid itself of handbook cleansing of choked sewer traces and manholes and as a substitute allow small ‘robos’ to take charge and clear undesirable subject material like plastic, particles, health center bandages and different wastes from the age-old sewer traces.



The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) is all set to introduce the new robot generation — first time in the nation — in next two months to pave the way for blank and stench-free sewers. The minister, who had a dekko of the gadget right here on Monday and how it works, mentioned the generation would be utilised for a manual-free sewer network. “Through this latest robot generation, we will keep away from handbook cleansing of choked sewer traces and manholes and assist check lack of human lifestyles throughout the sewers. This generation may also assist the water board regulate the choked sewer traces,” he mentioned.


Recently, the water board used cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) generation to fortify a 1.6km period of a sewer trunk major which sunk in entrance of NTR Marg. “This used to be a trenchless generation wherein the road used to be now not dug up. We won a suggestion from the water board to utilise robo generation to wash the sewer trunks and we have now approved it,” KTR added. A Bengaluru-based firm had come forward with the generation.


Talking about mini sewerage treatment crops (STPs) on nalas, he mentioned GHMC has been advised to make sure construction of STPs in residences having greater than 100 apartments every. “We have decided to construct a vertical STP at Kukuatpally nala at the traces of the one in Bangkok (Thailand). Under this, we will supply STP-treated water to industries at a inexpensive price,” KTR mentioned.


On water supply leakages, he mentioned the board is the use of GIS to plug the leaks. The minister mentioned the federal government has decided to enforce ODF marketing campaign in all municipalities by setting up faecal sludge crops.
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