KTR launched sewer-jetting machines

Hyderabad June 06: To eliminate manual scavenging and to provide dignity, Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao has been launched 70 mini sewer jetting machines here on Monday.

He launched on the occasion of World Environment Day.These machines are intended to make the process of cleaning the clogged sewage lines easier, unlike the conventional machines. The HMWSSB is entrusted with the maintenance of the machines. At present, the HMWSSB has 58 air tech machines to clean the manholes in the city. However, the major problem in using these machines effectively is that they are too big to enter narrow lanes.



Launching the machines, KTR said the State government as part of its prestigious program 'Swachh Telangana' had adopted technology to eliminate manual scavenging.

Ravi Kumar Narra, President DICCI South India, said scavenging was the highest paid job in the west, whereas it was the least paid job in India.

Now, the new machines will be able to enter narrow lanes, which will make the process of cleaning the sewage easier. Officials said that each division of the Water Board would be given one machine.