The silt removing machine that replaces manual cleaning of storm water drains in the Corporation limits has proven to be effective as about one tonne of waste was removed in 30 minutes that would normally take three days if carried out manually.
Inducted by the private contractor vested with the responsibility of solid waste management in 21 wards, the machine can remove silt from a depth of seven feet which is difficult to be cleaned manually.
Till now, all the drains in the Corporation limits were cleaned manually.
While removing the silt, the sewage is filtered. When the waste material is taken and dumped on the road, it is loaded in the vehicle and disposed of in the usual way.
The machine is designed to carry out this work in an effective manner.
Residents in the city have long been complaining of the non-removal of silt. This resulted in over-flowing drains that could lead to outbreak of diseases.
Stagnation
Residents in ward 17 said that the drains had been cleaned 15 years ago and hence sewage usually stagnated on the road due to clogging. “The machine cleans the long stretch of drains in just a few hours,” they said.
