A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF ECOTECH RIVER WASTE CLEANING ROBOTS WITH MANUAL HUMAN BASED RIVER CLEANING PROCESSES

Rivers play a vital role in maintaining the balance of ecosystems and providing essential resources for human activities. However, the increasing pollution and waste thrown into rivers pose a significant threat to their health and sustainability. To mitigate this issue, there is a need for the development of eco-friendly technologies that can effectively clean river waste and restore the ecological conditions of water bodies. Eco-friendly technology is the use of engineering models to determine the optimum process for treating polluted river water while minimizing the usage of clean water. This approach addresses the problem of polluted river water, which is often contaminated by untreated urban sewage and used for irrigation and agricultural crop production in various regions such as India. By utilizing self-purification processes such as dilution, sedimentation, and biological processes, the quality of river water can naturally improve but rivers are not getting cleaned thoroughly. Eco-friendly technology involves the use of a machine to lift the waste surface debris from the water bodies, thereby reducing water pollution and minimizing the impact on aquatic animals. The research presents a comparative analysis of eco-friendly mechanisms for floating waste removal from sewage streams, aiming to reduce labour and time while enhancing river health and biodiversity.