RFID chips to make public utilities more efficient

The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority is considering employing RFID (radio-frequency identification) technology for services like garbage collection, parking facility and construction of roads in a bid to better manage essential amenities. Officials said a Bangalore-based firm had made a presentation of the concept to YEIDA CEO Arunvir Singh this week. The technology uses tiny radio transmitter chips, or "tags", that can be inserted in garbage bins, parking slots or embedded under roads to track usage.