PM Modi To Launch Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 And AMRUT 2.0 Tomorrow

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 at 11 am on 1 October at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.

The SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration to make India's cities ‘Garbage Free’ and ‘Water Secure’, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Thursday (30 September).

"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 as ODF+ and those with a population of less than 1 lakh as ODF++, thereby achieving the vision of safe sanitation in urban areas," the PMO said.

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

Meanwhile, the AMRUT 2.0 aims to provide 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/septage connections, which will benefit more than 10.5 crore people in urban areas, the PMO said.

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

"The mission will promote data led governance in water management and technology sub-sission to leverage latest global technologies and skills. ‘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 PMO said.

According to the PMO, these flagship missions signify a step forward in government's march towards effectively addressing the challenges of rapidly urbanising India and will also help contribute towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri and ministers of urban development of states and UTs will also be present on the occasion, it said.