Could 14, 2025 07:30 AM IST
One boat might be stationed at Gateway and one other at Badhwar Park at Apollo Bundar, the place waste accumulates
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company plans to deploy two electrical unmanned boats to gather rubbish close to Gateway of India from the primary week of June.
Mumbai, India – June 22, 2021: BMC employees clear rubbish utilizing JCB earthmover throughout low tide on Mahim seaside, that flows into the ocean by way of the Mithi river, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, June 22, 2021. (Picture by Satish Bate/Hindustan Instances) (Satish Bate/HT PHOTO)
“There was a long back and forth between the Mumbai Maritime Board (MMB) and the BMC on who is responsible for the garbage at Gateway and Apollo Bunder,” stated Kiran Dighavkar, deputy municipal commissioner (DMC) and added, “We’ve come up with the mechanism of unmanned electric boats, so they’re eco friendly and appropriate for the sea.”
One other officer stated that the boats might be managed remotely, and could be deployed primarily based on excessive tide timings. “One boat will be stationed at Gateway and another at Badhwar Park at Apollo Bundar, where waste accumulates,” he stated.
The boats, price ₹1.2 crore every, will use a conveyor belt system to gather waste upto 1,200 kgs. That is an effort to make the vacationer spots cleaner, enhance the water high quality and marine life, scale back the danger to public well being, forestall the unfold of illness by way of water contamination and scale back the hurt to the fishing business brought on by the rubbish.
“The 4-meter-long boat will be built durably with a rugged frame to withstand the sea. It will have cameras, an AI based dashboard, solar charging and a self-docking system with magnets to keep the boat secure during tidal changes and will be able to function for eight hours for a stretch. The cost also includes the cost of a year’s operation and maintenance,” the tender doc talked about.
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