Bhubaneswar: The municipal corporation will soon get a smart app for easy monitoring of cleanliness.

The app named door-to-door collection to be launched shortly on a pilot basis in one ward of the city. It will be used to monitor door-to-door waste collection activities, along with service delivery process at the household level.

The ministry of housing and urban affairs has developed the app and is set for pilot implementation. Sources said the app would help the corporation to monitor the activities of its three private sanitation agencies.

"One of the important objectives of Swachh Bharat Mission is 100 per cent collection of waste at the household level. We have achieved the milestone, but still there are complaints that waste pickers are irregular at some places. The new app will help us monitor such irregular activities," said a corporation official.

The app will have an option for real-time update on arrival of garbage collector, registration portal for households, bulk waste generators and service providers, grievance redressal mechanism and online payment option for user fee.

A civic body official said people would be able to use the app to update the time of arrival of waste pickers. The app will help civic officials spot any violation.

"We have received the direction from the ministry and decided on its pilot implementation in one ward," said mayor Ananta Narayan Jena.

Jena said that based on the findings, the use of the app would be extended to other municipal wards in the city.

"We already have an application for citizens that is contributing to the cleanliness mission," Jena said.

Patia homemaker Nita Thakur said online tools such as mobile applications and other social media websites had made it easier to approach the administration directly.

"It is good that administration is coming up with such apps. But they must ensure that the grievances are resolved on time," said Thakur.