UP’s Agra becomes first city to have vacuum-based sewer systems
Highlights:
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh has become the first city in the country to have vacuum-based sewer systems.
- These vacuums would be used in public places.
- Agra Smart City officials told the media that the municipal corporation has linked 240 such houses near the Taj Mahal with vacuum-based sewers, where conventional sewer systems could not be used.
- The estimated cost for the work of sewer connection is Rs 100 crore.
- Presently, this technology is being used in low-lying areas.
- The Maintenance and complete care will be done by the Netherlands company for up to five years.
- A vacuum sewer network of 240 houses has been constructed at Rs 5 crore.
- All the chambers are equipped with geographic information system (GIS) based sensors, which will help pinpoint the area of the chamber and the problem.
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