The Mechanical Engineering Department, a unit of Greater Chennai Corporation plays important role in removal of Garbage & Debris in a systematic way by using necessary vehicles and being the back bone of solid waste management.
The Mechanical Engineering Department operates and maintains a fleet of 1045 vehicles and equipments of various makes and models and is deployed for various functions as below:
S.No | Zone No | Total No of Vehicles | Purpose |
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1 | Big Compactors (14 Cu.M. capacity) | 158 | To lift garbage from the dustbins Placed in the streets, Compact the garbage and transport to Transfer stations. |
2 | Small Compactors (6 Cu.M Capacity | 211 | To lift garbage from the dustbins Placed in the streets, Compact the garbage and transport to Transfer stations. |
3 | Haulage Trucks | 36 | To cart bulk quantity of garbage from Transfer Stations to Dumpsites. |
4 | Tipper Lorries | 117 | To Transport the debris from streets to dump sites |
5 | Electrical Ladders | 19 | For repairing of Street Lights. |
6 | Water Tanker | 32 | Maintenance of Parks and Centre Medians. |
7 | Excavator with Grappler | 17 | The Grapplers are used for loading garbage from Transfer Stations on to Haulage Trucks, also deployed for Leveling of Garbage in Dump Sites |
8 | Front End Loaders | 24 | To load debris from streets to Tipper lorries, To make trenches, To remove encroachments, Sectioning garbage in the transfer stations. |
9 | Skid Steer Loaders | 57 | To lift garbage/debris from interior roads/slum roads and load into debris lorries. |
10 | Bulldozers | 3 | Leveling of Garbage in Dump Sites. |
11 | Inspection purpose | 211 | Official’s Inspection Purposes |
12 | Mechanical Sweeper | 13 | To sweep and suck the fine dust particles deposited on the roads especially in the centre medians & water tables. |
13 | Cattle Catcher | 18 | For Cattle raid purpose |
14 | LMV Closed van | 18 | For material transporting purpose. |
15 | Other Categories | 107 | Buses for Education, Tractors for the removal of garbage, and other vehicles i.e. Ambulances, Dog catching vans, cattle raid and other vehicles etc for health department use. |
16 | Amphibian Equipment | 1 | To clean the open canals having greater than 3 meters width |
17 | Robotic Multipurpose Excavator | 3 | To clean the open canals having less than 3 meters width |
Recently Special type equipments were procured from Finland/ Switzerland for the use of Canal cleaning to reduce mosquito menace and ensure free flow of water by de-silting.
One no of Amphibian Equipment was procured at the cost of Rs.4.43 crores and with 5 years for operation & Maintenance @ 5.53 Crores, for the removal of Hyacinth plants / Rank vegetation/floating materials/silt in the major drains having width of 3.5 Mts and above. This Equipment is being deployed in major canals maintained by GCC and PWD. So far this machine has been utilized for 4942 hours. The utilization of this machine are being monitored daily by a team of engineers.
GCC has procured 3 nos. of Robotic Multi-Purpose Excavators at the total cost of Rs.19.65 crores and with 4 years for operation & Maintenance at the cost of Rs. 9.28 crores for the removal of Hyacinth plants / Rank vegetation/floating materials/silt in the minor drains having width less than 3 Mts . At present 3 machines are being deployed in minor canals maintained by GCC from March 2017 and being monitored by GPS with Fuel sensor.
And also another special equipment vehicle namely, Beach Cleaning machineis deployed in Marina beach to maintain cleanliness by removing garbage, Plastic items, Bottles, Waste paper from the sand.
One no of Amphibian Equipment, is being deployed in major canals maintained by GCC and PWD for the removal of Hyacinth plants / Rank vegetation/floating materials/silt in the major drains having width of 3.5 Mts and above.
GCC has procured 3 nos. of Robotic Multi-Purpose Excavators for the removal of Hyacinth plants / Rank vegetation/floating materials/silt in the minor drains having width less than 3 Mts . At present 3 machines are being deployed in minor canals maintained by GCC from March 2017 and being monitored by GPS with Fuel sensor.
GCC has procured 3 nos. of Robotic Multi-Purpose Excavators for the removal of Hyacinth plants / Rank vegetation/floating materials/silt in the minor drains having width less than 3 Mts . At present 3 machines are being deployed in minor canals maintained by GCC from March 2017 and being monitored by GPS with Fuel sensor.
Special equipment vehicle namely, Beach Cleaning machine is deployed in Marina beach to maintain cleanliness by removing garbage, Plastic items, Bottles, Waste paper from the sand.