{
  "id": 11712009,
  "title": "Mumbai: BMC To Track Slum Sanitation Work With GPS, Photos; ₹136 Crore Scheme To Cover 10,309 Units",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/mumbai-bmc-to-track-slum-sanitation-work-with-gps-photos-136-crore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T14:58:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-bmc-to-track-slum-sanitation-work-with-gps-photos-136-crore-scheme-to-cover-10309-units"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai, Oct 3, 2026: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to implement a new sanitation scheme to monitor and improve services in slum areas. The revamped Brihanmumbai Sanitation Services Scheme will use GPS technology and photographic documentation to track sanitation work in 10,309 units. The annual budget for the scheme is estimated at Rs 136 crore. The proposal, approved by the BMC's Standing Committee, aims to cover SRA, Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), project-affected tenements, and other buildings. The scheme, part of the Swachhata Mumbai Prabodhan Abhiyan, began in 2013 and will assign each unit to an organization responsible for sanitation tasks. These tasks include door-to-door garbage collection, drain cleaning, public-toilet and bin cleaning, and road sweeping. Organizations will receive Rs 99,000 per unit monthly, with an additional Rs 21,000 for performance-based incentives.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 3, 2026: From garbage collection to drain cleaning, BMC’s sanitation machinery in slum pockets will now be tracked through technology. Its revamped Brihanmumbai Sanitation Services Scheme proposes GPS-based real-time monitoring and before-and-after photographs, while expanding sanitation services to SRA, Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), project-affected…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}