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.