Cities switching to robots to tackle water, sanitation issues
Hindustan TimesAn increasing number of Indian cities are turning to artificial intelligence -powered robots to tackle many water and sanitation-related challenges, ranging from cleaning manholes and inspecting sprawling underground water pipeline networks for leaks to cleaning water bodies. Chennai is using robots for water pipeline inspections, and in Shillong, robots are being deployed to clear floating trash from the famous Umiam Lake. “But 80% of the wastewater that leaves our homes and offices goes untreated, directly into water bodies or groundwater reserves, and it is largely because the pipeline network is highly underutilised due to leakages, with only 40 percentage of the sewage reaching the treatment plant,” he says. “It also does not help that most cities don’t have their underground pipeline infrastructure mapped, making it impossible for them to effectively manage their water infrastructure,” he says.
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