HMDA Deploys Floating Trash Collecting Machines In Lakes

Hyderabad, Jan.12 (Maxim News): With the objective of cleaning of lakes and water surface area visible to the public, the HMDA has procured floating trash collectors which move in the water body and collect trash and floating material along with hyacinth and weeds fast. This also avoids human deployment for working in unhygienic polluted water.

One floating trash collector was deployed in the Durgam Cheruvu today to clean the lake. Municipal Administration Principal Secretary Arvind Kumar, along with GHMC Zonal Commissioner Harichandana and CE HMDA BLN Reddy were present.

Speaking on the occasion, Arvind Kumar said floating trash collectors would be deployed at the lakes in urban areas wherever there was hyacinth. It will be a continuous process to keep the lakes clean. He also said the HMDA has so far procured seven floating trash collectors, while the GHMC placed an order for six of them at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore per a machine. The lakes in urban areas are facing the problem of hyacinth, weeds and also floating materials like plastic and domestic wastes flowing into the lakes through nalas, he said, adding that hyacinth and weed growth in the lakes was causing mosquito menace in addition to the foul smell emission. The GHMC has procured six Pyrofine oil spray drones in each zone for spraying mosquito spray.

Meanwhile, the HMDA has formulated a schedule for deployment of floating trash collectors for cleaning up the lakes. Mallannakunta lake in Ameenpur village, Tallakunta lake in Ghatkesar mandal and Pasumamula cheruvu in Hayatnagar mandal will be cleaned in the next two months. After cleaning these lakes, other lakes will be taken up in a similar way and the machinery equipment will be shifted and deployed wherever it is required to keep the lakes clean and hygienic. (Maxim News)