PM Modi To Launch Flagship Schemes Today To Make India 'Garbage-Free' And 'Water-Secure'

The programmes take on the ambitious challenge to make all the cities in India garbage-free and water-secure as part of the journey towards achieving sustainable development goals by 2030

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Photo)

New Delhi: In a bid to make the Indian cities garbage-free, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation on Friday.

In line with the vision of the prime minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration to make all cities garbage-free and water-secure, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Thursday.

PM will launch the two initiatives at 11 AM at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre today.

The SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 programmes signify a “step forward in the march towards effectively addressing the challenges of rapidly urbanising India”, the PMO said.

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 to make cities garbage free

SBM-U 2.0 envisions to make all cities 'garbage free' and ensure grey and black water management in all cities other than those covered under AMRUT, make all urban local bodies open defecation free plus and those with a population of less than one lakh as open defecation free plus, thereby achieving the vision of safe sanitation in urban areas.

The mission will focus on source segregation of solid waste, utilising the principles of 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle), scientific processing of all types of municipal solid waste and remediation of legacy dumpsites for effective solid waste management, the statement said.

The outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is around Rs 1.41 lakh crore, it said.

The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 mission, on the other hand, is focusing on providing 100 per cent coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 urban local bodies by providing about 2.68 crore tap connections and 100 per cent coverage of sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities by providing around 2.64 crore sewer or septage connections, which will benefit more than 10.5 crore people in urban areas.

AMRUT 2.0 will adopt the principles of circular economy and promote conservation and rejuvenation of surface and groundwater bodies, it said.

The mission will promote data-led governance in water management and technology sub-mission to leverage the latest global technologies and skills, it said.

'Pey Jal Survekshan' will be conducted to promote progressive competition among cities. The outlay of AMRUT 2.0 is around Rs 2.87 lakh crore, the statement said.

SBM-U and AMRUT have contributed significantly to improve urban landscape during the last seven years, PMO said.

The two flagship missions have augmented the capacity to deliver basic services of water supply and sanitation to the citizens, the statement said.

(With PTI inputs)