Davanagere Municipal Corporation Upgrading Cleaning Methods
Being the seventh largest city of Karnataka, the Davanagere City Corporation is not only upgrading its existing infrastructure but is also educating public about the benefits of cleanliness. Davanagere Municipal Commissioner H S Prasannakumar in an interview with Clean India Journal shares his plans to set up a methanisation plant in the city to generate
Need for Consolidation
Today, new facility services companies are trying hard to sustain in the market place, which is not only price sensitive and volatile but also mired by high attrition rates. Sandeep Palwankar, Director, Clean Sources shares his views on the industry and his future plans with Clean India Journal. Even small residential societies today are engaging
Mechanised cleaning for Manmad depot
Central Railway at Manmad is planning to outsource dry sweeping, cleaning and watering of train at its Depot for a period of three years. The contractor will clean 70080 coaches within this stipulated period. Parivesh Sahu from DRM Office, Central Railway, Bhusawal told Clean India Journal, “As per the rules, all coaches must be watered
High speed Washer Extractors
The Girbau 6HS series of high speed washer extractors is available in six different models. The 6HS series is free-standing and does not require any type of bolting down, facilitating fast and easy installment. The new washers of the 6 Series include reliable shock absorbers, which allow spin speeds of up to 380G (350G HS-6023)
Dirt busting enzymes for cleaning power
Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of a way to reuse – hundreds of times – the expensive, dirt-busting enzymes that boost the cleaning power of laundry detergents and powdered bleaches that now disappear down the drain. The discovery opens the door to new laundry products, like special scrub brushes or reusable enzyme-coated plastic
Worm based sanitation system
A recent study evaluates how effective a worm based sanitation system is in reducing the rate at which solid waste accumulates and at how worms can improve the quality of effluent by reducing pathogen levels and the concentrations of harmful chemicals. Both pilot scale laboratory reactors and a prototype Tiger Toilet were fed with human
Nanodiamonds for low temperature wash
Nanodiamonds, pieces of carbon less than ten-thousandths the diameter of a human hair, have been found to help loosen crystallized fat from surfaces in a project led by research chemists at the University of Warwick that transforms the ability of washing powders to shift dirt in eco-friendly low-temperature laundry cycles. These new findings tackle a
Clarity in norms required for manufacturing sector
Having launched new chemicals and tools for professional cleaning, Revachem has a growing presence in pharma, healthcare and hospitality sectors and is now focusing on industrial and manufacturing segment. In an interview with Clean India Journal, Jigar Shah, Proprietor, shares the company’s plans and new developments. Your company, its operations, distributors and manufacturing unit… Revachem,
BSCs sought to clean loco equipment
West Central Railway, Tughlakabad, is planning to outsource cleaning of loco equipment at its electric loco shed. The job would entail cleaning of 900 sets Traction motors, 1674 sets of auxiliary motors and 486 sets of auxiliary compressors & 126 MOH / IOH locos. M S Meena, Divisional Electrical Engineer, Electric Loco Shed, told Clean
Dry ice blasting for bogie cleaning
The Vijayawada division of South Central Railway is looking at engaging ice blasting services to clean bogies and accessories of BG Electric Locomotives. “We find that Dry Ice Blasting technology is a better way of addressing cleaning of bogies and we will be floating a tender to this effect on August 2, 2012,” Senior Divisional
