From AI to EVs: How Technology Is Transforming Urban Swachhata

This PIB backgrounder highlights the integration of emerging technologies—such as digital dashboards, AI-powered robotics, and electric vehicles—into urban sanitation initiatives under the Swachh Bharat Mission. It outlines specific case studies: Raipur's digital Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) dashboard prototype based on the UPYOG platform; Thiruvananthapuram's deployment of G-SPIDER, an AI-powered robot for cleaning confined and hazardous canals; and the adoption of electric vehicles for door-to-door waste collection coupled with GPS tracking and solar charging in cities like Guntur, Chennai, and Indore. These technological upgrades aim to streamline municipal governance, minimize human entry into hazardous cleaning environments, and reduce carbon emissions.