Kathmandu, May 3
Hi-tech septic tank cleaning vehicle project by the Butwal
Sanitary Pvt. Ltd. has won the hackathon competition organised by the Asian
Development Bank and Department of Water Supply and Sewarage Management
(DWSSM)'s Project Management Office.
Team Mantra Incorporation Pvt. Ltd. won
the second prize for the Smart Urban Waste Handling and Management (SUbHaM) Unit in the competition Accelerating
Sanitation for All in Asia and the Pacific (Nepal Project) organised last week
in Lalitpur.
Likewise, Joint Venture (JV) Team
Baliyo Sanitron stood third in the competition for its Smart Drainage System
and Waste Sorting Machine for Sanitation Workers.
Team
Nechno Technology Pvt. Ltd.'s
innovative idea of Augmented Hands
to collect sewage and waste
materials efficiently and safely, while also helping them access hard-to-reach areas won the fourth position.
The winners all together will be provided
with $40000 (more than Rs. 5 million) grant for the solution development, the project informed in a
statement.
The event was co-hosted by Nepal
Academy of Science and Technology
(NAST) with the Robotics Association of Nepal (RAN) as the event management
partner for
the Hackathon.
According to the organisers, the hackathon
featured various activities such as pre-selection and short-listing of
potential innovators, orientation
sessions, on-site pitching and practicing of innovative ideas, prototype design
demonstrations, and a hackathon with mentorship session.
The
programme ran for a period
of one month, and innovators from all over Nepal participated.
"The Hackathon inspired
innovators across Nepal to leverage technology, creativity, and teamwork to develop technological solutions aimed at
improving the safety and dignity of sanitation workers in the country
as it identified start-up
companies with innovative ideas or technological solutions that can improve
the health, safety,
welfare, and working
conditions of sanitation workers in Bharatpur and Nepalgunj of Nepal," read the statement.
The ADB is piloting the project in
Bharatpur Metropolitan City and Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 4 May 2023.
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