Please watch the following Clip for Decentralized Mechanization explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8qSC0Qj4rE&t=6s
Some tasks of a ‘Manual Scavenger’ in decentralized sanitation system and inaccessible (to heavy machinery) locations
- Emptying the sludge from the septic tanks
- Removing settled sludge and dirt collecting inside the sewer manholes or drains
- Clearing the Sewer system by removing blocks when it is clogged
- Helping clear the clogged domestic drainage and manholes
- Emptying sludge from lake intake area stilling basin
Constraints around which JALODBUST needed to be designed
- Location cannot be accessed by heavy machinery or bringing heavy machinery to remote locations is unviable
- The machine has to be portable
- The site of work would not have electricity
- The weight of machine has to be within human carrying capacity
- The machine has to work on below 500 watts power plant
- The sludge has to be agitated while being lifted to keep solids in suspension
- The machine must be able to handle solids passing through a 10 mm sieve
- Priming and use of foot-valve will make cleaning of machine difficult
- It should be able to handle viscous semi-liquid sludge