Although daily traveling by train is a bitter
experience in itself, but even worse is to see the filth spread on railway
platforms and tracks. Even after all the cleaning efforts, the dirt always
remains here.
In the wake of cleaning up this dirt spread on railway
tracks and platforms, Dr. Sharad K. Pradhan Associate Professor of ‘Department
of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training
and Research’ Bhopal, constructed a 'Multi Dimensional and Multi Purpose Railway
Track Cleaning Vehicle'. To develop this vehicle more useful, assistance has
also been taken from the ‘Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program of the
Department of Science and Technology’, Government of India. The automatic
railway track cleaning vehicle has been completely designed by keeping in mind
the 'Make in India campaign' and has also been received a national patent for
it.
This 'Automatic Railway Tracks Cleaning Vehicle' will
clean both railway tracks and roads
This 'Automatic Railway Tracks Cleaning Vehicle' is
designed to be suited to both road and railways. For railway tracks, it has
been replaced with train wheels instead of only tire-tube wheels. Thus, it will
take the form of an automatic cleaning train on railway tracks. Whereas,
tire-tubes will be used for cleaning the roads. This railway equipment is
multi-functional and easily operable, it has also been thoroughly tested.
This 'Automatic Cleaning Vehicle' is equipped with a
dry and wet suction system.
The unique feature of this automatic vehicle is that
it is equipped with a dry and wet suction system, a 'Nozzle Control System'
that allows air and water splashes. It has a display unit that controls the
cleaning system even in the most challenging environment. Through this, only
one person besides the driver is needed to clean the railway tracks.
Once the dry and wet waste is pulled by the vehicle's
section system, the nozzle causes water splashes and the sharp edge of the
water falling from the jet sweeps away any type of human feces or other types
of waste. Some other nozzles in the vehicle spray pesticides on the rail track
so that flies, rats and other germs cannot thrive on it. Water jets completely
remove human feces and other types of wet waste from the tracks.
Cleaning of mud from drains will also be easier now
The dry and wet waste drawn from the section pump is
collected in separate tanks and when the tanks are full, it is dumped in the
garbage dumping zone of the local bodies. The controlled telescopic section
with a lever attached to it clears the sludge from the drains along the pipe
track. The telescopic section pipe can be properly set up for cleaning the
drains on the side of the tracks.
'Railway Tracks Automatic Cleaning Vehicle' is a
multi-purpose device
Since it is a rail and road friendly vehicle, the
railways can also use it as a vehicle for carrying goods and garbage, from the
rail tracks to the roads. This vehicle can also be used as a maintenance and
inspection vehicle and a pesticide spraying vehicle.
When this vehicle is not in the cleaning mode, then
Indian Railways can also use it as a transport and inspection vehicle. After
its successful testing, Indian Railways can now use it as a cleaning vehicle at
all stations. Maintenance of this vehicle is very easy. After pilot testing,
its mass commercial production could begin in association with Doctor Sharad
Pradhan.
This fact and the social truth cannot be ignored that the majority of the
total population of India travels daily by train. In such a situation, the dirt
spread and mess here bothers people. At present, the waste and human waste
lying on the tracks is manually handled by the sweepers appointed here.
However, since 1993 lifting and cleaning of feces with hands was banned.
But still, sweepers can be seen picking up stools from the railway tracks with
brooms and iron leaves. After removing the waste from the railway tracks,
sewage and other types of dirt are removed from the tracks by pouring water
from the high-pressure jet. It is hoped that this problem will be resolved
after the arrival of this ‘Automatic Railway Tracks Cleaning Vehicle’.
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