SUCHITRa ( System for Urban , Clean , Healthy India Transformation through Rating ) – A Cleanliness Rating Tool for Cities to Empower Citizens

Most of the cities of today’s world are facing issues of cleanliness on its streets, footpaths, public places etc. In spite of efforts from civic authorities / local administration, cities are getting dirty day by day. Citizens who pay heavy taxes for cleanliness and hygiene largely remain unsatisfied for most of the time with the authorities. Today, most of the governments in developed countries have taken one or other initiative to empower the citizens through extensive utilization of Information Technology. The proposed system “SUCHITRa” is conceptualized to empower citizens to rate the cleanliness at public places in India, make aware the responsible local authorities of places requiring immediate attention for cleaning. It will also assist the local authorities in resources optimization and rank their own administrative areas to identify un-cleaned spots and assess the success of their own cleanliness initiatives. Third party is added to have an unbiased rating of the cleanliness. SUCHITRa is a proto-type multi-lingual rating, location based monitoring and management system using cloud architecture to assess the cleanliness activities for enhancement of human habitat. In future, the system can be implemented in developing countries to provide a clean, hygienic environment to its citizens.