Swatch Bharath 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0

The government has launched the 2nd phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) to make cities free of garbage, ensuring safe water, and not allow any untreated water discharge into any of the rivers in the country.

Key points of Swatch Bharath 2.0

• To make all cities 100% ‘garbage free’ from current 70%
• 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++
• Focus on source segregation of solid waste by utilizing the principles of 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)

Key point of AMRUT 2.0

• 100% coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 urban local bodies by providing about 68 crore tap connections
• 100% coverage of sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities by providing around 64 crore sewers/ septage connections
• Adopt the principles of Circular Economy (Generating wealth from waste using 3Rs)
• Promote conservation and rejuvenation of surface and groundwater bodies
• ‘Pey Jal Survekshan’: To promote competition among cities.