Healthy waterways are essential for flood management, public health, and urban biodiversity. Keeping them clean is an ongoing responsibility, especially in rapidly growing cities like Delhi. Weeds keep spreading across the waterbodies. Floating waste builds up faster than it can be cleared. Over time, the health of these waterways keeps getting worse. Solving this problem needs equipment that can work reliably, not just now and then.
To meet this need, Autocracy Machinery has supplied and installed two high-capacity Rudra Aquamax machines for the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Government of Delhi. The machines have been deployed at Najafgarh Drain near Punjabi Bagh Pul, where they are supporting regular aquatic weed and floating waste removal to improve water flow and channel maintenance. The main aim is to clean the drain more efficiently and improve water flow through this important part of the city.
This installation is part of Delhi's larger effort to modernise water management. Senior officials from the Irrigation and Flood Control Department attended the inauguration, along with Members of Parliament, MLAs, and other local leaders. The timing is important. The machines are expected to improve water flow and reduce pollution before the monsoon season, when drains are tested the most. Moving from manual cleaning to machine-based cleaning should mean steady maintenance all year, not just a rush before the rains.
The Rudra Aquamax 150X Floating water Cleaning Machine is not a small or light machine. It is built to work in reservoirs, lakes, and canals that collect heavy vegetation and waste. An engine rated above 100 HP powers a strong hydraulic system. The machine sits on an adjustable dual-pontoon hull, which keeps it steady even under heavy load. It can clean a width of up to six meters and cover more than 0.18 hectares every hour. That speed matters on the size of the waterbody. It also has 14 cubic meters of onboard storage and can carry up to five tonnes at once. This means the crew does not need to stop often to unload, so the cleaning work continues without long breaks.
When weeds are left to grow, they cause more than just an untidy look. They slow down water flow, block sunlight from reaching the water, and lower oxygen levels, which harms aquatic life. In a drain, this also reduces how much water the channel can carry, which raises the risk of flooding during heavy rain. This is exactly the problem the Rudra Aquamax is built to solve. Its cutting and conveyor systems lift weeds straight onto the storage deck as it works. This keeps the cleaning process smooth and reduces the need for manual labour.
Among all invasive plants found in Indian water bodies, water hyacinth is one of the hardest to control. It grows fast, forms thick mats on the surface, cuts off oxygen, and creates good breeding conditions for mosquitoes. Manual removal usually cannot keep up with how quickly it grows back. Machine-based harvesting is a better, more sustainable way to manage this. The Rudra Aquamax 150X is built to clear large amounts of water hyacinth in each working cycle. Pulling the plant out from the root, instead of just cutting it, also slows down regrowth and helps the water body recover faster.
Weeds are not the only issue in city water bodies. Plastic bottles, packaging, branches, and other floating waste build up just as fast. Clearing only the weeds does not fully restore a drain or lake. That is why the Rudra Aquamax 150X handles both jobs at the same time, instead of treating trash collection as a separate task with separate equipment. Its conveyor system moves floating waste into the same storage area as the harvested weeds. This same approach is being used at the Delhi site, where both weed growth and floating waste needed attention.
Lakes need a different kind of care than a fast-moving drain, but they are just as easy to neglect. If weed growth and floating waste are not managed on time, a lake's ecological balance can break down quickly. For teams managing public lakes, the same Rudra Aquamax 150X gives them a reliable way to stay on schedule. Its wide reach and large storage capacity let it clean a large water surface in a single session. This makes it useful for both city lakes and natural water bodies that do not get frequent attention.
The Delhi installation shows the trust being placed in Indian-made water infrastructure. The Rudra Aquamax brings together strong harvesting power, floating waste collection, reliable hydraulics, GPS tracking, onboard camera monitoring, and flood detection, all while using environmentally safe marine-grade hydraulic oil. These features work together to give operators better control and fewer problems during long working hours. As more Indian cities invest in cleaning their water bodies, the Aquamax 150X continues to prove itself as a dependable choice for cleaner water and long-term infrastructure care.
Autocracy Machinery is an Indian manufacturer of advanced infrastructure and environmental equipment, delivering reliable engineering solutions that improve productivity, support sustainable development, and strengthen water body restoration projects.
