Raipur garbage vehicles to be GPS-tracked, location available on phones
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In Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur, vehicles that collect garbage from homes will now be monitored through a GPS-based digital system. Under this new arrangement of the municipal corporation, city residents will be able to see the real-time location of the garbage vehicle on their mobile phones and the estimated time of its arrival at their homes. If there is a complaint that a garbage vehicle has not arrived, its status can also be checked within five minutes.
According to the municipal corporation, preparations are being made to link all 260 garbage collection vehicles in the city with this system. So far, the routes of 50 to 60 vehicles have been digitised. The fixed route and time of each vehicle will be recorded digitally. If a vehicle strays from its assigned route, is delayed by more than 30 minutes, or remains parked at one place without reason for 15 to 20 minutes, the system will send an alert to the control room.
Cleaning work will also be monitored digitally. Photographs from before and after the cleaning of roads and drains will be uploaded so that a record of completed work is available. In addition, CCTV cameras are being installed at sensitive locations to identify people throwing garbage in public places. Sanitation workers will also be able to upload photographs with time and location details. On this basis, action to impose fines can be taken against those spreading filth.
The municipal corporation’s objective is to make the sanitation system transparent and accountable.
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