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Rivers in our country considered sacred, but very few people talk about their conservation. Due to the dumping of waste into the rivers are polluted and lost their existence. Many river cleaning projects like "Narmada Bachao", "Namami Gange" are operated by the Indian government. Many other large and small cleaning projects are operated by the government which requires huge capital investment. By considering to the remedy of such a serious problem we made a project which name is pond skimmer. Pond Skimmer is designed in such a way that it collects all the garbage floating on the surface of the water. It collects all types of waste such as plastic wastes, bottles, etc. After the collection of waste, the collected waste can be easily disposed. It is a water boa t having a conveyor and propeller placed on the shaft and bearing supports. A geared dc motor (1308 series) has been used to drive the conveyor. As the conveyor rotates, it collects the waste and puts into a collector box situated at the hind. Pond Skimmer is an RF-based wireless boat that contains Rx-Tx modules (434MHz). The boat remotely controlled up-to 100 meters(maximum) distance. By making this project we can collect all the wastes from the water surface and reduce human intervention such as minimizing labor work, sending the man into pond, etc. We can use this project in the future for other purpose such as checking of water quality, the temperature of the pond, oxygen level of pond, etc.