Goa becomes the 15th State in India to Eliminate Manual Scavenging with Bandicoot Robots
On June 16th, the Honourable Minister of PWD Goa Shri. Nilesh Cabral has inaugurated the robot named Bandicoot for the complete elimination of human entry while cleaning manholes of Margao PWD. The Bandicoot key handover was conducted in the presence of various other dignitaries, including Shri. Digambar Kamat, Hon’ble MLA, Margao Constituency Shri. Sanjeev Singhal, Executive Director and Head, IPSHEM ONGC, Goa Shri. Joaquim Fernandes, Executive Engineer, PWD Goa and Shri. Rashid K, Director, Genrobotic Innovations. After Vijayawada MC in Andhra Pradesh and Khambhat Nagarpalika in Gujarat, Margao PWD in Goa switched to Robotic Scavenging as an initiative of ONGC…