HYDERABAD: Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MAUD) Minister KT Rama Rao will flag of f 1,350 Swachh Auto Tippers (SATs) at Sanathnagar on December 13. The new SAT vehicles will cover the newly formed areas. Each tipper can carry 1.5 metric tonnes of waste. A total of 4,500 SAT vehicles were provided by the GHMC under the Driver-cum-owner Scheme.
In addition to GHMC Swatch Autos, 750 private autos are working in solid waste collection. Thus, a total of 5,250 SATs (4,500 GHMC and 750 private) will be working in door-to-door collection of solid waste. The vehicles are provided with a partition for carrying wet and dry waste separately and a provision is given for hazardous waste collection. Each auto will cover 450-500 households and costs Rs 7,25,805.