The Kannur Corporation is planning to launch an online booking and monitoring system for septic tank cleaning services within the next two weeks, becoming the first local body in the State to introduce such a system. Mayor P. Indira said the service would be available on demand to all residents within the jurisdiction of the Corporation, including apartments and other residential complexes that require septic tank cleaning. “The primary objective of the initiative is to ensure that fecal sludge reaches the treatment plant instead of being illegally discharged into waterbodies, thereby reducing water pollution and environmental contamination,” she said. “The platform will enable residents within the Corporation limits to book authorised septic tank cleaning vehicles online, make digital payments, receive SMS-based booking confirmations and tokens, and ensure that the collected faecal sludge is transported to the Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant for scientific processing,” a senior Corporation official told The Hindu. He said the system is intended to regulate private desludging operators, prevent the illegal dumping of sewage into canals and waterbodies, and curb water pollution. …