Indore seems to be in the top gear when it comes to do the ‘Firsts’ in the country. After gathering a lot of recognition in India for being the cleanest city, Indore is back with a bang and has all the eyeballs soaring right at it because now it will soon be the city to incorporate Intelligent Solid Waste Management System; a first in India!
So, what is this Intelligent Solid Waste Management System?
Well, as we all know, Indore is now the cleanest city in India and thanks to all the efforts of Municipal Corporation, we now have cleaning and waste collecting vehicles doing rounds in the city. This system will incorporate a real-time tracking device in these vehicles and it will ensure that the driver is taking waste collecting vehicle on the specified route. If any of the drivers is not doing his work properly and decides to skip some lane, then the device will instantly notify the authorities. All the vehicles will be fitted with ‘Push to Talk’ feature along with a ‘Tracking Tag’ which will allow the authorities to have an eye on the location of every vehicle. So basically, it’s a foolproof system designed to keep the city at its cleanest best.
Cost and Software
The system is said to cost around 8 crore rupees and the authorities are also planning to develop a special software for the same. Currently, the Municipal Corporation has around 500 waste collecting vehicles at its disposal and it becomes increasingly important to track each one of them individually. To develop the software for this system, companies like Wipro and Yash Technologies came forward and showed interest but it didn’t work out the way it was planned. The Corporations has called up the tenders for the same again, which will be opened in first week of October 2017.
How It Will Work?
A Special control room will be setup by the authorities which will have 19 operators for all the 19 zones across the city. The operators will keep a constant eye on the system and they will make sure the drivers are on their respective routes and doing their work right. For any communication between the control room and the driver, it can be done using a simple ‘Push to Talk’ button.
Indore HD is truly proud for the effort authorities are making in Indore and we salute all the hard work they are putting into this to make sure this city hold its head high in the country.