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Sustainability
his initiative has high impact on two key sustainability components i.e. social and
Teconomic well being and institutional operations. The scavengers have been uplifted
economically as they own the mini sewer jetting vehicles. In the initial phase, vehicle owners
can earn minimum income of approximately Rs. 20,000 per month (after repayment of loan
installment and expenses related to the vehicle). This amount would gradually increase as
the monthly loan installment tend to reduce over each month. Each vehicle has minimum
of a driver and a cleaner hired by the vehicle and machine owner. This changes the social
status of these socially deprived people from being an employee to becoming an employer.
Such scenario generates entrepreneur skills and upgrades their social status. Similarly, the
drivers and cleaners would receive approximately Rs. 16,500 and Rs. 14,500 per month
respectively. From scavengers they are titled as cleaners, drivers and operators which
generate a positive feeling and upgrade the societal status.
The innovative way of implementing this initiative has made HMWSSB develop successful
model of inclusive service delivery, which means the work of sewer cleaning is not simply
outsourced to a third〖party contractor, instead HMWSSB evolved an operational mechanism,
which has the components of involving different actors in various roles to deliver better
service quality and equip different stakeholders into the operation i.e. technology supplier,
HMWSSB staff, manual scavengers, socially deprived people etc.
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In addition, it has positively impacted the environmental well being by better resolution of
sewer problem, with lesser overflow of sewer, faster de-clogging and cleaner roads and Media references
also an indication of higher hygiene and decrease in health issues.
1. 70 miniairtech machines for city, The New Indian Express, published on 14th of January
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HMC as well as Delhi Jal Board have initiated the replication of mini sewer jetting (http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2017/jan/14/70〖mini〖airtech〖
Gvehicles adopted by HMWSSB. Thus, HMWSSB has developed and demonstrated the machines〖for〖city〖
technical and operational model for removing manual scavenging in its operations.
1559467.html)
Lesson learned
2. Mini Air Tech machines to clear drainage blocks, The Hans India, published on 13th of
rawing from past experience, HMWSSB introduced Big Sewer Jetting & Suction May 2017
DMachines in cleaning of trunk sewers and main sewer lines in Hyderabad few years
ago. It was observed that through introducing these machines HMWSSB could overcome (http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2017〖05〖13/Mini〖Air〖Tech〖
the manual scavenging in few areas and also achieve effective and proactive cleaning machines〖to〖cleardrainage〖
of these sewers. Hence, HMWSSB took this approach as the basis for discussing and blocks/299696)
developing technology suitable for other sewer lines located in narrow and difficult to 3. Air Tech Machines for Preventive Sewer Cleaning, The Hindu, published on 13th July
access areas of Hyderabad by introducing the Mini Sewer Jetting Vehicles. The chances 2016,
of technological failure were thereby considerably reduced. Due to the greater confidence
level on the technology, HMWSSB could quickly work towards development of effective (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Air〖tech〖machines〖for〖preventive〖
implementation plans. sewercleaning/
article14485571.ece)
4. GHMC plans to replace manual scavenging with handy machines (https://telanganatoday.
com/ghmcplans〖
to〖replace〖manual〖scavenging〖with〖handy〖machines), 26th December 2017
5. How mechanical cleaning can end drain on human dignity
(https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/how〖mechanical〖cleaning〖can〖end〖drain〖
on〖humandignity/

articleshow/60315443.cms), 1st September 2017

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