Robotic machine deployed to clear blocked storm drains in Bengaluru

Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao and MLA M. Satish Reddy inaugurated a demonstration of a super suction robotic machine for cleaning storm drains in HSR Layout. The operation took place in the storm drain near 7th Sector, 17th Cross, HSR Layout. Officials reported that the machine successfully cleared accumulated sludge and silt, which spanned an area of 6 feet width and 30 feet length, over a 6-hour operation. The machine, developed by Aryan, can clean up to 30 meters inside closed drains and has an 8,000-liter capacity, separating 6,000 liters of sludge/silt and 2,000 liters of water.