Flood control-mesh and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy based system for city drainage

This paper presents a conceptual model of a system to prevent the clogging of drainage water and avoid spill over onto the roads by utilising a graduated mesh based automatic solid waste separator. The main purpose is to automatically segregate garbage in flowing drainage water, identify and separate plastic using x-ray spectroscopy, collect it and recycle it instead of letting it flow into larger water bodies and causing pollution. The model is proposed keeping in mind Mumbai´s annual flooding problem one major cause of which is clogging of city drainage mainly by plastic. Schematic diagrams used to illustrate the working of the model developed.