India, Feb. 28 -- After implementing the Intelligent Solid Waste Management System (ISWMS) to monitor waste collection, transportation, and sanitation work at the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), it was discovered that almost 20% of staff are absent each day, adversely affecting cleanliness tasks.

From December 2023, the PMC solid waste management department has deployed ISWMS to track sanitation employees and promote cleanliness within the city limits. PMC has put up a system in the Local Body Tax (LBT) office to monitor staff attendance throughout the city, with an investment of Rs.17 crore to set up the system.

After discovering that around 30 to 35 employees in each ward office were getting paid without doing any work, PMC's solid ...