Government of Maharashtra · Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Solid Waste Management Department

SWRMS · Smart Workforce & Route Management

Chembur Ward · Pilot Deployment

UN SDG 11 · Sustainable Cities

Cleaner streets begin with accountable workforce.

SWRMS replaces paper attendance registers with geo-fenced check-ins, AI-verified field photos, and live route monitoring - ensuring every waste collection route operates with the right staff at the right time.

200m

Geofence radius

128d

Face vector

<500ms

API response

The operational gap

Mumbai generates 9,000 tonnes of waste daily.
Coordination shouldn't be the bottleneck.

15-30%

Daily absenteeism

World Bank estimates of municipal waste workforce attendance variance - currently invisible to supervisors.

25-40 min

Per-worker time lost

Daily travel + queue time at ward office for paper attendance - replaced by 15-second geo-verified check-in.

0

Real-time visibility

Existing systems offer no live route status, no missing-photo alerts, no automated reallocation.

How SWRMS works

Five steps. Every shift. Every worker.

01

Face Registration

One-time selfie enrollment generates a 128-d face embedding.

02

Geo-fenced Check-in

GPS verified within 200m of route start using Haversine formula.

03

Shift Start Photo

AI compares the field photo against the registered face.

04

Route Tracking

Live progress updates from staff, visible on supervisor dashboard.

05

Smart Reallocation

Surplus workers from completed routes redirected to understaffed ones.

Built for every role

Three interfaces. One operational picture.

For field staff

Mobile-first PWA

  • Daily checklist on home screen
  • Offline check-in queue
  • Single-tap photo capture
Live

For supervisors

Live Dashboard

  • Real-time staffing ratios
  • Verification photo review
  • One-click reallocation

For administrators

Reports & Audit

  • Staff & route management
  • Attendance trend analytics
  • All-ward verification logs

Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goal 11

Sustainable Cities & Communities · Target 11.6

"Reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to municipal and other waste management."

UN Sustainable Development Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities