Raipur Garbage Vehicles to Be Tracked by GPS, Residents to See Live Location on Mobile

Raipur (Chhattisgarh): Residents will not have to make repeated trips to the municipal corporation office if the garbage vehicle does not arrive outside their homes. Raipur Municipal Corporation is set to start a new digital initiative to make its sanitation system high-tech.

Under this, the city's garbage vehicles will be linked to a GPS-based monitoring system. Citizens will be able to see the live location of the garbage vehicle, and its probable time of arrival, on their mobile phones.

When a complaint is received that a garbage vehicle has not come, officials will be able to check the GPS record and find out its status in just 5 minutes.

Garbage Vehicles to Be Tracked by GPS, Location to Show on Mobile

Under the corporation's new arrangement, garbage vehicles will be monitored through a digital system. This will show which route a vehicle is running on and by when it will reach a particular area.

The aim of the system is to make cleanliness arrangements transparent and to spare people the trouble of waiting for the garbage vehicle.

Indore Expert Agency Handling Digital Monitoring

To improve cleanliness arrangements, the corporation is taking the services of an expert agency that does cleanliness monitoring work in Indore. Routes of about 50 to 60 garbage vehicles have been digitised so far. The movement of vehicles and their activity on fixed routes will also be monitored.

Control Room Alert if Vehicle Strays From Route

A red flag system has also been included in the new arrangement. The control room will get an automatic alert if a garbage vehicle strays from its assigned route, runs more than 30 minutes late, or stands at a spot without reason for 15 to 20 minutes. Officials will thus get immediate information about the vehicle's status and any negligence in cleanliness arrangements.

Complaint of Garbage Vehicle Not Arriving to Be Checked in 5 Minutes

So far, checking complaints about garbage vehicles not arriving has taken time. Once the GPS-based system is in place, corporation officials will be able to check the vehicle's record as soon as a complaint is received. Within just 5 minutes, it can be found out whether the vehicle had reached the area concerned.

The record of cleaning of roads and drains will also be kept digitally. Uploading photographs from before and after cleaning will be mandatory.

CCTV to Keep Watch on Those Throwing Garbage on Roads

The corporation is also preparing to get strict with those who spread dirt in public places. CCTV cameras are being installed at sensitive locations for this. Sanitation workers will also be able to upload photographs of people throwing garbage on roads or in drains, along with the time and location. Challans will be issued against those people on the basis of these photographs.

Garbage Spots to Become Green Corners

The corporation is converting spots in the city's vacant plots and neighbourhoods where garbage collects into green corners. On the lines of Turi Hatri and Guru Tegh Bahadur Garden, all zones have now been given a target of transforming two spots every week. Plantation, lighting, paver blocks and better seating arrangements will be provided at these places.

Preparations to Make Cleanliness System Transparent

The aim of the corporation's initiative is not limited to lifting garbage but to keep digital watch over the entire cleanliness process. GPS tracking, CCTV cameras, digital photographs and quick checking of complaints are being used to make the city's cleanliness system more accountable.