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Govt Plans Mechanical Sweep Of Bad Air Woes
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta and environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday attended a special demonstration showcasing the functioning of mechanical road sweeping (MRS) machines, water sprinklers and advanced anti-smog guns.
Govt announced plans to hire similar machines to tackle pollution, one of the most pressing issues the national capital faces, said Gupta.
"We are trying to deploy these machines in every constituency to ensure proper cleaning," CM pointed out. She said all cleaning machines were highly advanced and available in different variants, including electric ones. "We are planning to hire electric machines so that they do not add to pollution," she added.
Gupta said MRS machines were equipped with multiple functions, including sweeping, cleaning, water loading and unloading, and litter picking.
On May 20, the chief minister announced that the cabinet approved a comprehensive sanitation and dust control plan for roads maintained by Public Works Department. According to it, PWD will deploy 250 water sprinklers integrated with anti-smog guns, 70 MRS machines integrated with 210 water sprinklers and anti-smog guns, along with 18 dump vehicles and 18 water tankers.
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Govt said the demonstration was held at Delhi Secretariat. The high-tech machines included a water sprinkler machine integrated with an anti-smog gun, an electric mechanical road sweeping machine, a CNG mechanical road sweeping machine, a litter-picker machine and a water jetting machine.
Each assembly constituency will receive high-tech equipment for controlling air pollution. Delhi will soon be equipped with 460 sprinkler machines, 70 MRS machines, 70 litter-picker machines, water tankers and dust dump vehicles, said CMO.
The machines will be equipped with technologies such as GPS, CCTV, AQI monitors, video analytics, mobile apps and IoT sensors.
Gupta said
air pollution in Delhi
was a serious issue. "Dirt and dust accumulating along roads have been continuously deteriorating the capital's air quality, adversely impacting public health. To tackle this challenge, Delhi govt made special provisions in this year's budget for deploying advanced machines for street cleaning."
Govt said each electric sweeper was equipped with a sweeping width of 3.5 metres. It can clean 40-45km of roads in one shift and contains an 880-litre water tank, expandable to 2,000 litres. The machine is effective in removing not just dust but also pebbles and small stones.
The litter-picker machine, can collect everything from pebbles to glass bottles, can operate in ride-on or walk-along mode. It includes a 220-litre bin and can function for 8-10 hours continuously.
