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SPECIAL SWACHH BHARAT MISSION 2.0
आवरण
कथा
STORY AMRUT 2.0
NOW
THE CITIES WILL BE FREE OF GARBAGE
This will be done through the construction
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of over 3.5 lakh individual, community,
and public toilets. Fully liquid waste
management will be done in cities with
a population of less than 1 lakh through
Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
Apart from this, the management of
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contaminated and black water will be
ensured in the cities not covered under
AMRUT. Along with this, there is a plan to
prepare the local bodies of all the cities
as ODF+ and those with less than 1 lakh
population as ODF++, so that the goal of
safe sanitation in urban areas can be met.
The focus will be on the
segregation of solid waste
from the source itself with
100% disposal of solid
waste.
With the phasing out of
single-use plastic, facilities
for processing waste
generated during works like
construction-demolition are
being started.
n In order to reduce air pollution, especially
in cities with a population of 5 lakh,
workers are being deployed for cleaning
with machines. Special attention will be
given to personal protective equipment
along with the skill development of
employees related to sanitation and
waste management.
This mission of more than 1 lakh 41
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thousand crore rupees will work on the
principle of 3R for source segregation
of solid waste. These three R's are:
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle with a focus
on scientific processing of urban solid
waste and improvement of dumpsites for
effective solid waste management.
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MISSION AMRUT 2.0 MEANS
BEFORE
INTRODUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES
n Atal Mission for Renewal and Urban Transformation
(AMRUT) was launched on June 25, 2015, from 500
cities covering 60 percent urban population with a
focus on National Water Mission.
n All cities with a population of more than 1 lakh have
been covered in this mission! The main thrust of the
mission is on piped water supply and sewerage and
septage management in cities. Better drainage, non-
motorized urban transport, green spaces, and parks
are small parts of this mission.
n A total of Rs 1 lakh crore has been allocated for the
mission, including a central share of Rs 50,000 crore.
Works worth more than Rs 55 thousand crore have
been completed under the mission.
n If the Mission and other related schemes are included,
more than 1 crore tap connections for domestic water
and 78 lakh sewer/septage connections have been
made available. Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs)
with a capacity of 1,240 MLD have been set up in
which 907 MLD of the treated water is being reused.
n Apart from this, the issues of addressing
waterlogging, increasing parks, and green spaces,
promoting non-motorized urban transport were also
done under the mission. AMRUT is a revolutionary
step in itself for the urban sector! This also includes
e-governance, installation of energy-saving lights, and
energy audit of water pumps in cities.
n About 85 lakh tonnes of carbon footprint has been
reduced through various initiatives under AMRUT. 10
Local Urban Bodies Ahmedabad, Amravati, Bhopal,
Ghaziabad, Hyderabad, Indore, Lucknow,
Pune, Surat, and Visakhapatnam have
raised Rs 3,840 crore by issuing
municipal bonds.