Guwahati gets Northeast's first manhole cleaning robot 'BANDICOOT'

Jul 29, 2020

Guwahati (Assam), Jul 29 (ANI): Guwahati Development Department Minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya on July 28 inaugurated city's first manhole cleaning robot to ensure minimal human involvement to clean the sewers. Guwahati is the first city in the entire Northeast region to get a manhole cleaning robot. Named 'BANDICOOT', the automatic sewer cleaning device has been procured by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) along with six Skid Steer Loaders (mini loaders) from JCB. The BANDICOOT robot was developed by a Start-up India company called Genrobotics under the Make in India initiative, funded by CSR of Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). Notably, Guwahati is the third city in the entire country to procure this innovative technology to clean manholes after Gurugram and Coimbatore.