With a move to clean the city’s storm water drains and manholes and monsoons round the corner the Brihanmumbai Muncipal Corporation (BMC) plans to use two new machines. The new machines costing Rs 6 crore can separate water and silt that is removed from the drains. The water can then be used to flush the drain to clean it further. Moreover the suction jetting machine (recycler) can be very useful at water-logging spots, where there is a need to discharge water quickly. The machine initially runs on air pressure and sucks the silt from the storm water drains. After sucking the silt, it can be run on water pressure, which is created by using the water derived from the silt. The machine can clean the storm water drains without any manual help. According to a senior civic official, the new recycler machine can clean storm water drains of more than 10 metres deep and suck objects of up to 125 mm like the wet and dry silt, garbage and other construction materials. Whereas the old machines have lower capacity to clean drains.