Meghalaya To Use AI-Powered Boat To Clean Umiam Lake
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma is monitoring the overall implementation of the project.
The Meghalaya government is planning to use an AI-powered robotic boat to clean the scenic Umiam lake that is being ravaged by plastic waste, an official said on Sunday. Umkhrah and Umshyrpi rivers, which flow through the state capital Shillong, carry tonnes of plastics every day and dump them into the southern part of the lake, which is only accessible by boats, he said. In a landmark step towards advancing waste management practices, an innovative demonstration featuring an AI-Integrated marine robotic boat for floating waste collection took place at Kyndong Rella in the Mawdun Area of Umiam Lake. This indeed is an innovative way to address… pic.twitter.com/S1JggRmc4F
"We are impressed by the demonstration given by ClearBot. They have demonstrated that they can clean the waste in the most economical way," Health Secretary Ram Kumar, the Nodal Officer for the Smart Village Movement, told PTI. He said ClearBot, a Hongkong-based company, gave a demonstration over one week, and the self-driving boat is collecting 200 kg of waste in one session.
It is one of the companies shortlisted by the non-profit Smart Village Movement, which works on different projects in collaboration with the state government, called in for the demonstration.
