Dehardun to get three ‘Jatayu’

The garbage suction machine Jatayu which was used in the city on a trial basis during the Prime Minister’s International Yoga Day programme at FRI would soon be used in the city on regular basis. Informing this, the municipal commissioner Vijay Kumar Jogdande said on Friday that the municipal corporation Dehradun has already received the fund for purchasing such machines. He said that they would buy three Jatayu machines in the coming days. The cost of one machine is around Rs 9.5 lakh which is used to collect any kind of garbage. It is especially effective to collect debris in the monsoon season.

Jogdande said, “The process of buying the giant machine is under  process.  Things would be firmed up soon. However, we have received the fund for buying the machines.”                           

Notably, the efficacy of the Jatayu machines was tested during the mega Yoga event in June attended by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  Brought from Roorkee, it was used there on a trial basis. It is basically a portable vacuum cleaning machine which can be mounted on any small truck and its cleaning process is very prompt. The machine has the reusable bag which can be replaced once it is filled. It is currently being used in several states for cleaning purposes.

Debris being used for multiple purposes

The debris being collected by the MCD team from the demolition sites and others is being used for various purposes. The municipal commissioner Vijay Kumar Jogdande said, “We are using the debris collected from the sites for filing the potholes on and along important roads like Haridwar Road.

Besides, we would use them in marking the boundary line in the Parade Ground.”