Summary:
more-inTiruchi Corporation and the National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi (NIT-T) have jointly launched a hackathon for students to develop an indigenous and low-cost truck-mounted street vacuum cleaner. Richard Sekar, an alumnus of NIT-T, announced the proposal selected for developing a truck mounted street vacuum cleaner, among several presented by various teams earlier. Source segregation of solid waste had been made possible due to the awareness raised among the city residents. Offering the Corporation’s support to NIT-T, Mr.
Ravichandran explained the various initiatives taken by the civic body especially in the clean city rankings. “The plan is to stop dumping of solid waste at the yard within two years and convert it into a park for the benefit of the public”, the Commissioner said..