HPAS/Allied Mains 2022 Answer Writing Challenge Day 216: Model Answer

Question: What is Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0? Also discuss its achievements. (8 marks/120 words)

Answer:

Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 was launched on 1st October 2021. 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 Mission 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.
• The outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is around ₹1.41 lakh crore.

Achievements expected out of SBM-Urban 2.0:

• Nearly 6 million community and public toilets have also been constructed in the urban areas.
• More than 87 thousand wards in urban areas now have 100% door to door collection of solid waste and nearly 65 thousand words practice 100% segregation of waste at source.
• ODF: norms says no visible faeces shall found in the environment and every household, as well as public/community institutions, should be using safe technology option for disposal of faeces.
• ODF+: certification to all statutory towns. Norms says not a single person should be defecating and/or urinating in open. All community and public toilets should be properly maintained and cleaned.
• ODF++:  certification to all statutory towns with less than 1 lakh population. Under the ODF++ norms proper treatment and management of faecal sludge/septage and sewage is safely managed and treated. There should be no discharge or dumping of untreated faecal sludge/septage and sewage in drains, water bodies or open areas.
• Water+: certification to half of all the statutory towns with less than 1 lakh population. It is designed to ensure that no untreated wastewater is discharged into the open environment or water bodies.
• Rating of at least 3-star Garbage Free to all statutory towns as per Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA’s) Star Rating Protocol for Garbage Free cities.
• Bio-remediation of all legacy dumpsites.
• Swachh Surevkshan: MoHUA launched the Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020) league, a quarterly cleanliness assessment of cities and towns in India.