PM Modi launches plans for garbage free, water secure cities !

  

 

 

Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The Prime Minister said that with the Swachh Bharat 2.0 mission, his government is aiming to make the urban areas garbage-free. He also said," Today, India is processing about 1 lakh tonnes of waste every day. When we started the campaign in 2014, less than 20 per cent of the waste was being processed. Today, we are processing about 70 per cent of the daily waste; the next step is to take it to a complete 100 per cent.” Otherhand, The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation 2.0 mission, is focusing on providing 100 per cent coverage of water supply to all households and 100 per cent coverage of sewerage , which will benefit more than 10.5 crore people in urban areas.