Now, EVs to collect garbage in city

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Ranchi: Electricity-powered vehicles will soon reach doorstep to collect daily waste. The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has converted its 24 defunct vehicles into electric vehicles (EVs) for garbage collection. The move is part of a plan to retrofit 57 vehicles to modernise waste management and reduce carbon footprint.RMC officials on Thursday inspected the upgraded vehicles at the Harmu material transfer station. “The vehicles were lying idle for years. Converting them into electric vehicles is a cost-effective and sustainable solution. I tested one of the EVs today and am satisfied with the progress,” additional municipal administrator Sanjay Kumar said.To support the growing electric fleet, charging points have been installed across all MTS centres. The civic body operates 290 garbage collection vehicles, of which 74 are EVs, 50 are operated by outsourced garbage collection agency Swachhta Corporation, and 24 are managed by the corporation. “We will deploy 150 EVs. Of these, 50 are being used at present,” said the general manager of Swachhata Corporation, Rajashekhar Reddy.

The civic body is implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to enhance waste collection. Each household and commercial establishment will receive a unique RFID tag, which will be scanned by the EVs equipped with the RFID readers during garbage collection. This system aims to ensure fool-proof coverage and accountability in waste management.But residents expressed scepticism about the tangible impact on cleanliness. Seema Munda from Lalpur, said, “There are new vehicles, but garbage still blocks the drains and lie on the roads.”RMC has urged citizens to support waste segregation by disposing of wet and dry waste in the designated green and blue compartments of garbage collection vehicles, respectively.Ranchi: Electricity-powered vehicles will soon reach doorstep to collect daily waste. The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has converted its 24 defunct vehicles into electric vehicles (EVs) for garbage collection. The move is part of a plan to retrofit 57 vehicles to modernise waste management and reduce carbon footprint.RMC officials on Thursday inspected the upgraded vehicles at the Harmu material transfer station. “The vehicles were lying idle for years. Converting them into electric vehicles is a cost-effective and sustainable solution. I tested one of the EVs today and am satisfied with the progress,” additional municipal administrator Sanjay Kumar said.To support the growing electric fleet, charging points have been installed across all MTS centres. The civic body operates 290 garbage collection vehicles, of which 74 are EVs, 50 are operated by outsourced garbage collection agency Swachhta Corporation, and 24 are managed by the corporation. “We will deploy 150 EVs. Of these, 50 are being used at present,” said the general manager of Swachhata Corporation, Rajashekhar Reddy.The civic body is implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to enhance waste collection. Each household and commercial establishment will receive a unique RFID tag, which will be scanned by the EVs equipped with the RFID readers during garbage collection. This system aims to ensure fool-proof coverage and accountability in waste management.But residents expressed scepticism about the tangible impact on cleanliness. Seema Munda from Lalpur, said, “There are new vehicles, but garbage still blocks the drains and lie on the roads.”RMC has urged citizens to support waste segregation by disposing of wet and dry waste in the designated green and blue compartments of garbage collection vehicles, respectively.