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PM Modi to launch next phase of Swachh Bharat to scale up clean India drive

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 on Friday.</p>
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The latest edition of Swachh Bharat campaign and the Atal mission has been designed to turn all Indian cities ‘garbage free’ and ‘water secure’.</p>
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“These flagship missions signify a step forward in our march towards effectively addressing the challenges of rapidly urbanizing India and will also help contribute towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030,” an official statement said.</p>
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<strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.indianarrative.com/latest-news/jal-jeevan-mission-takes-tap-water-to-cr-new-rural-households-117889.html">Jal Jeevan Mission takes tap water to 5 cr new rural households</a></strong></p>
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SBM-U 2.0 with an outlay of Rs 1.41 lakh crore will focus on source segregation of solid waste, utilizing 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.</p>
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On the other hand, AMRUT has been ensuring water security by adding 1.1 crore household water tap connections and 85 lakh sewer connections. The programme is aimed at 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.</p>
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According to the official statement, SBM-U and AMRUT have contributed significantly to improve urban landscape during the last seven years. It added that the two flagship Missions have augmented the capacity to deliver basic services of water supply and sanitation to the citizens.</p>

IN Bureau

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