MUMBAI: To be sure that no water-logging within the island city, the BMC will, in a primary, deploy a robotic to clean British-era underground drains, where mechanical end-to-end cleansing has proved unsuccessful previously. The civic frame will spend Rs 60 crore over a period of two years for the robotic for use from January 2019.
As a part of its pre monsoon works, BMC takes up cleansing of drains throughout Mumbai from January to May yearly to make sure easy drift of rainwater. At the municipal commissioner's review assembly on Monday, a listing of all drains that shall be cleaned by means of robotic was sought from the executive engineer of the BMC stormwater drain department. “We are identifying drains that need to be cleaned on precedence and pre-monsoon work would start from them,” mentioned a official.
Officials mentioned they plan to have a remote-controlled robotic, mounted with digicam, that can take away silt from the drain and put it into a recyler system. “On the track we will be able to see how much silt has been removed,” mentioned a civic official including that preparation for the works to be undertaken would start on December 15 while precise works on ground will start from January 1. An official mentioned the BMC would not own the robotic and that a contractor will procure and operate it. The BMC has issued work order for the venture, the official added.
Works would take place frequently be expecting all through the monsoon period.
Cleaning of the British-era drains has perennially been a problem because they're underground and at many places run below constructions. The British era drains have a carrying-capacity of 25mm consistent with hour. After the 2005 deluge, work on increasing the capacity of maximum drains was taken up. However, most of the island city space drains are underground and hence it isn't conceivable to widen or deepen they all.
As a part of its pre monsoon works, BMC takes up cleansing of drains throughout Mumbai from January to May yearly to make sure easy drift of rainwater. At the municipal commissioner's review assembly on Monday, a listing of all drains that shall be cleaned by means of robotic was sought from the executive engineer of the BMC stormwater drain department. “We are identifying drains that need to be cleaned on precedence and pre-monsoon work would start from them,” mentioned a official.
Officials mentioned they plan to have a remote-controlled robotic, mounted with digicam, that can take away silt from the drain and put it into a recyler system. “On the track we will be able to see how much silt has been removed,” mentioned a civic official including that preparation for the works to be undertaken would start on December 15 while precise works on ground will start from January 1. An official mentioned the BMC would not own the robotic and that a contractor will procure and operate it. The BMC has issued work order for the venture, the official added.
Works would take place frequently be expecting all through the monsoon period.
Cleaning of the British-era drains has perennially been a problem because they're underground and at many places run below constructions. The British era drains have a carrying-capacity of 25mm consistent with hour. After the 2005 deluge, work on increasing the capacity of maximum drains was taken up. However, most of the island city space drains are underground and hence it isn't conceivable to widen or deepen they all.
Mumbai: In a first, BMC to deploy robot to clean raj-era drains from January
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