Fabrication of Manual Plastic Boat for Garbage Collection from Water Surface

Fabrication of Manual Plastic Boat for Garbage Collection from Water Surface

Rutik Ghag 1 , Vishwadeep Sardar2, Omkar Kokane3 , Onkar Thorat4 , Shanwaz Shaikh5

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering , Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering , Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai , Maharshtra, India

Abstract - This paper focuses on fabrication of manual plastic boat for garbage collection from water . We are aware that water pollution is a significant issue that impacts both the environment and human health. According to numerous studies, plastic is commonly found in water such as river, pond, ocean and many other places. Ganga, Yamuna, Godavri, Panchganga are most spiritual rivers polluted day by day. The density of plastic allows it to float on water multiple times, which prevents oxygen from dissolving in water. Therefore plastic and other garbage are also harmful to marine life. During the festivals, people throw plastic and other garbage directly into almost water bodies due to absence of proper garbage disposal facilities. It is fact that government or other authorities do not support water cleaning projects due to high cost of resources required for fabrication of water surface cleaning mechanism. Our main focus is on making a boat that is both cost effective and their parts readily available in the market. Also we design and manufactured a boat in such a way that it can safely operate against different water layer conditions.Small scale areas, rural areas, and suburban areas can benefit from this project due to its cost-effectiveness, less operation needed, and manual operation.

Key Words – Manual plastic boat, Marine life, Proper garbage disposal facilities, water surface cleaning mechanism