Kochi likely to have modern vehicles for waste management
The Hindu
Corporation submits proposal to Cochin Smart Mission Limited
A fleet of electric autorickshaws, tipper autorickshaws and compactors are likely to hit the Kochi roads in a couple of months, giving a sophisticated touch to the waste management process in the city.
The civic authorities of Kochi have submitted a wish list of vehicles to Cochin Smart Mission Limited to augment the collection and transportation of refuse from city roads to the waste management centre at Brahmapuram.
The proposal is to provide 15 electric autorickshaws that can collect and transport waste from each of the 74 divisions. These vehicles will be involved in the door-to-door collection of waste from the divisions. The civic body has also asked for 50 tipper autorickshaws, which can mechanically lift garbage containers from autorickshaws and unload them. As many as 15 compactors, which can lift and press-pack garbage, will also be added to the fleet. The city presently owns 12 such vehicles, said T.K. Ashraf, chairman of the Health Standing Committee of the Kochi Corporation.