India, May 14 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation plans to deploy two electric unmanned boats to collect garbage near Gateway of India from the first week of June.

"There was a long back and forth between the Mumbai Maritime Board (MMB) and the BMC on who is responsible for the garbage at Gateway and Apollo Bunder," said Kiran Dighavkar, deputy municipal commissioner (DMC) and added, "We've come up with the mechanism of unmanned electric boats, so they're eco friendly and appropriate for the sea."

Another officer said that the boats will be controlled remotely, and would be deployed based on high tide timings. "One boat will be stationed at Gateway and another at Badhwar Park at Apollo Bundar, where waste accumulates," he said.

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