Sweeping Machines

Observation:

I'm sure all of you have at some point of time noticed the waste strewn all over the roads, platforms etc, and wondered why this is not being cleaned. In this age of technological advancement, ever thought about the "Sweeping Machines" instead of the "Sweeping Humans"?

Suggestion:

The self propelled, ride-on type machine models are designed and adapted to work on Indian road conditions / dust load.Traditionally, manual labour is deployed for sweeping the roads, station premises. During manual sweeping, more than 50% of the dust gets air-borne and the same settles down again on the roads.this impairs the cleaning efficiencey substancially and continues to be a nuisance due to vehicular and wind movement. In effect, the cleaning job remains incomplete. Further, the air-borne dust poses health haards not only to the cleaners, but also the the common passerby.There is also a tendency on the part of the sweepers to push the litter / dust on the railtracks, drains or leave them in one heap on the roadsides. While the roads and the platforms in the process appear clean, the drains become choked, and the railway tracks, a breeding place for most rodents.

The use of sweeping machine has lots of benefits:

• It is a faster means of cleaning.
• The collection of dust and litter is easier, operators of machine are not tempted to push the waste and dusts on the tracks / drains.
• The dust that is air-borne is much less leading to fewer health hazards to cleaners and passerbys.
• The collected material can be dumped or re-cycled at specific places.
• The sweeping speeds of the machines are much faster as compared to manual sweeping ranging from 4-12 Kms per hour.
• The same number of people employed to sweep the roads can cover a larger area ensuring better cleanliness throughout the city.
• The container capacity ensures that the machine is not required to be emptied at the dumping point frequently.

If the state governments and the Municipal corporation purchase these kind of sweeping machines , it would result in a much cleaner and healthier city!