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Discover Suthra Punjab's vision for transforming waste management across the province.
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Delivering reliable, verified
sanitation services every day.
sanitation services every day.
A standardized, data-driven operations model combining 131,000+ staff, 25,000+ vehicles, and digital monitoring to deliver daily waste collection.
Operations & Scale — How Suthra Punjab Delivers
Overview
Standardised, data-driven operations across tehsils combine a large frontline workforce, a mixed vehicle fleet, TCPs, engineered disposal and digital monitoring to deliver daily, verifiable collection and rapid clearance of legacy hotspots.
Key facts
Workforce: ~131,654 sanitation staff (103% of requirement) and 1,865 managerial staff (90%). Fleet: 25,382 vehicles (101%). Equipment: >303,000 units (110%). Containers: 55,377 (82% of need); TCPs: 497 (96%); landfill sites: 141 (101%).
Door-to-door beats
Urban hand-carts to compactors; rural loader-rickshaws with drums on alternate days.
TCPs & enclosures
Temporary collection points are built with hard concrete surfaces and secure gates. Urban collection points are emptied daily, while rural points are cleared twice a week. All waste is transported to properly engineered landfill sites.
KPI-linked payments
Photos and biometrics verify service for payment; missed beats incur penalties.
Digital execution
VTMS on vehicles, RFID weighbridges, geo-tagged photos and biometric/facial attendance create an auditable evidence chain. A KPI engine scores performance in real time and links to performance-based payments and penalties.
Overview
Suthra Punjab operates a standardized and technology-driven system across all tehsils in Punjab. The program brings together a large team of sanitation workers, a diverse fleet of waste collection vehicles, temporary collection points, modern disposal facilities, and digital monitoring systems. This ensures that waste is collected daily, verified properly, and legacy dumpsites are cleared rapidly.
Key facts
The program currently employs approximately 131,654 sanitation workers and 1,865 management staff. Our fleet includes 25,382 waste collection vehicles and over 303,000 equipment units. The infrastructure comprises 55,377 waste containers, 497 temporary collection points, and 141 landfill sites across Punjab. To date, more than 6 million tons of waste have been collected with a 98% complaint resolution rate.
Digital execution
Every vehicle is equipped with tracking systems, and all landfills use digital weighbridges with identification technology. Workers use location-tagged photographs and biometric attendance to create a complete, verifiable record. A performance monitoring system scores operations in real-time and determines payments and penalties based on actual service delivery.
Door-to-door beats
In urban areas, waste is collected daily using hand-carts and compactor vehicles. In rural areas, loader-rickshaws equipped with drums collect waste from households on alternate days.
TCPs & enclosures
Hard pads and gated sites; daily urban emptying, twice-weekly rural, to engineered landfills.
KPI-linked payments
Service delivery is verified through photographs and biometric attendance before payments are processed. If scheduled waste collection rounds are missed, financial penalties are applied to ensure accountability.
Services & Infrastructure
Waste Management Services
Comprehensive collection, transfer, and disposal infrastructure operating across Punjab.
Primary Collection
Door-to-door waste pickup in urban/semi-urban areas.
Secondary Collection
Mechanical lifting from communal points.
Container-Based Collection
Scheduled waste pickup from designated points.
Waste Transfer Stations
Optimize routes and reduce transportation costs.
Scientific Landfills
Engineered, weight-tracked disposal sites.
General Cleanliness
Manual sweeping, desilting, washing (manual & mechanical).
Waste Management Services
Comprehensive collection, transfer, and disposal infrastructure operating across Punjab.
Primary Collection
Door-to-door waste pickup in urban/semi-urban areas.
Secondary Collection
Mechanical lifting from communal points.
Container-Based Collection
Scheduled waste pickup from designated points.
Waste Transfer Stations
Optimize routes and reduce transportation costs.
Scientific Landfills
Engineered, weight-tracked disposal sites.
General Cleanliness
Manual sweeping, desilting, washing (manual & mechanical).
Infrastructure & Scale
A massive fleet of waste collection vehicles ensuring comprehensive coverage across all urban and semi-urban areas in Punjab.
Material Recovery (MRFs)
Province-wide MRFs and compost hubs recover recyclables and organics, supplying RDF/biogas streams and reducing landfill dependence.
Digital & AI Execution
VTMS, RFID weighbridges, geo-tagged photos and biometric attendance feed a KPI engine that verifies service and links payments to performance.
Door-to-Door Collection
Urban hand-carts and compactors; rural loader-rickshaws and drums with scheduled beats and evidence-based verification.
Modern Sanitary Landfills
Protected waste disposal sites with waterproof liners, liquid waste collection ponds, gas capture systems, and daily soil covering to reduce harmful emissions.
Door-to-Door Collection System
In cities, sanitation workers use hand-carts and street containers to collect waste daily, which is then transferred to compactor trucks. In rural areas, collection vehicles cover approximately 250 households every other day using strategically placed waste drums.
Every collection is verified through location-tagged photographs taken before and after service, along with worker attendance records. This ensures that payments are made only for completed work, with automatic deductions for missed collections.
- Daily collection in cities, alternate-day in villages
- Street containers and scheduled collection routes
- Photographic proof of service delivery
- Attendance-verified payment system
Fleet, TCPs & Landfills
TCPs with hard pads and gated enclosures are emptied daily in urban and twice-weekly in rural areas, feeding engineered landfills with liners and leachate ponds.
Typical tehsil landfill: 10-acre controlled site with a 3-ft compacted clay barrier, leachate pond and a 60 t pit-less weighbridge.
- 497 TCPs (96% of plan)
- 141 landfill sites (101%)
- Weighbridge reconciliation
- Daily soil cover operations
Digital Execution & KPIs
VTMS on every vehicle, RFID weighbridges, geo-tagged photos and biometric attendance provide an immutable evidence chain.
A KPI engine scores performance in real time and links to performance-based payments and penalties.
- Vehicle telemetry (VTMS)
- RFID weighbridge reconciliation
- KPI-linked payments
- Penalty matrices for missed deployment
Scale & Service Quality
Deployed workforce ~131,654 (103%) and 25,382 vehicles (101%) keep streets clean with surge capacity for festivals and monsoon seasons.
More than 6 million tons collected to date (82% of estimated generation); complaint resolution at 98%.
- >303,000 equipment units (110%)
- 55,377 containers placed (82%)
- Gamified scorecards for compliance
- Escalation formulas for labor/fuel
