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As the civic body is going through a fund crunch, the allotment under the Swachh Bharat Mission ( SBM ) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) will be used, a source in the civic body said. CHENNAI: Waterways free of floating plastic bags, devoid of odour and sewage are rare in the city but the Chennai corporation is planning to make it a reality by procuring amphibian equipment to clean smaller water bodies.Tenders have been flated to buy an amphibian equipment, a mini-amphibian, and three more robotic excavators. Excavators are used for micro canals that are less than 3.5m wide.A mini-amphibian can work well in smaller water bodies with shallow water level of 1m depth or less. Now, the civic body relies on workers hired by contractors to manually enter and desilt storm water drains, which in many areas also carry sewage. “By April, we should be able to get them,” said an official.An amphibian is capable of efficiently removing garbage, silt, and weeds from larger canals and water bodies with a width of 3m and above..