Aurangabad, May 24:
Aurangabad Smart City Development Corporation Limited (ASCDCL) has procured three dust sweeping machines for Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) under Smart City Project. After demonstrations, these machines have been commissioned on the task of maintaining dust-free roads in the city, said the ASCDCL chief executive officer and municipal commissioner, A K Pandey.
The flagging-off ceremony of these machines, by the public representatives, was held, at the district collectorate, today. Former speaker Haribhau Bagade, former minister Atul Save, MLC Ambadas Danve, MLA Uday Singh Rajput, the commissioner of police (CP) Nikhil Gupta and the superintendent of police (SP) Mokshada Patil flagged off the service of these machines. The inauguration of these mini size dust sweeper was held by the district guardian minister Subhash Desai while he was in the city on May 17. AMC deputy commissioner Nandkishore Bhombe and deputy engineer (mechanical section) Devidas Pandit were also present on the occasion.
It may be noted that the AMC had one big truck-mounted sweeping machine for cleaning of important roads, however, the civic body was not having the machines to clean the narrow roads. Understanding the need, the ASCDCL procured 3 jeep-mounted road sweeping machines from an Ahmedabad-based company. The cost of each machine is Rs 32 lakh. These single-engine vehicles are used to operate sweeping brushes and vacuum, while the brushes in the centre and on the sides and gather the dust which is then absorbed into the pipe through the vacuum.
The machines with a sweeping width of 5.25 feet can sweep the road at a speed of 2 to 3 kilometres per hour. The machines have a dust container capacity of 1.4 cubic metres and a tipping angle of 45 degrees. Each machine has the capacity to sweep 10 to 15 kilometres of roads every day.