Mumbai: BMC to install sensor-fitted garbage bins in pits
In a bid to curb the stink emanating from garbage bins placed in the open in several parts of Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to install them in pits specially dug for the purpose. Four such bins, fitted with sensors that alert civic personnel when they get filled up, will be installed in different spots in south Mumbai as the pilot project.
BMC floats tender inviting firms to install bins
Solid Waste Management Department of BMC today put out tender inviting firms to install bins. A BMC official said the first round of the project, expected to be completed by year-end, would be extended to other parts of the metropolis depending on its success. One of the issues the civic body might face while installing these bins in pits is underground utilities.
Underground bins will curb health issues: BMC official
"Garbage dumps kept in the open stink up the entire area. They are also an eyesore. Moreover, such underground bins will curb health issues that arise from the garbage that gets piled up in bins kept in the open," the BMC official said.
How do the sensor-fitted garbage bins work?
Explaining how the system will work, the BMC official said, "Pits will be dug and these bins will be lowered into them. People can dump garbage into them and when they fill up, a sensor fitted in the bin will alert BMC personnel responsible for clearing them." The civic body, in its Budget for 2018-19, had laid emphasis on installing smart sensor-fitted bins.
