Swachh Survekshan 2023: Kashi, Prayagraj ‘Cleanest Ganga Cities’, 65 U.P. cities garbage-free
Varanasi secured the highest spot and Prayagraj was second finest because the ‘Cleanest Ganga Cities’ nationwide within the Swachh Survekshan 2023 outcomes at the same time as 65 Uttar Pradesh cities have been adjudged garbage-free, a marked enhance from 2021 when solely 5 cities within the state had bagged the standing.
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Moreover, all cities in Uttar Pradesh have turn out to be open defecation free this yr.
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The awards instituted by the Union ministry of housing and concrete affairs got away by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony organised at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
“U.P. has made historical past as it’s the first time that two main cities within the state have obtained nationwide awards. Not solely that, out of the 13 cities receiving nationwide awards, two are from Uttar Pradesh,” the state’s city growth minister AK Sharma mentioned after receiving the awards on behalf of the state authorities.
He credited the insurance policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath for the achievement.
“We’ll do even higher subsequent yr,” Sharma mentioned.
There have been extra accolades for U.P. as Varanasi additionally obtained a three-star Rubbish-Free Metropolis score, and Prayagraj was awarded the Water Plus Metropolis standing.
A metropolis is asserted ‘Water Plus’ when all wastewater launched from households, industrial institutions, drains and nullahs is handled as per Central Air pollution Management Bureau (CPCB) norms, earlier than releasing the handled wastewater to the setting.
Moreover, three cities from U.P, specifically Barwar, Anupshahr and Gajraula, obtained the Clear Metropolis North Zone award. Noida obtained the state-level Clear Metropolis award within the inhabitants class of 1 lakh.
Among the many 65 garbage-free cities in UP, 56 are one-star, eight three-star, and one five-star metropolis.
“U.P. goals to attain certification for a number of extra GFCs this yr,” state authorities officers mentioned.
In numerous classes of ODF, two city native our bodies (ULBs) have obtained water plus certification for the primary time, a recognition that was not achieved by any ULB earlier than.
In different ODF classes, 129 ULBs have been licensed as ODF++ (the subsequent highest certification) and 435 ULBs have been licensed as ODF+ in comparison with 40 final yr and solely seven in 2021. Moreover, 435 ULBs have been licensed as ODF+, whereas their numbers have been 411 final yr and a mere 269 in 2021.
An ODF+ village or metropolis is one which has sustained its ODF standing together with implementing both strong or liquid waste administration techniques. ODF++ standing signifies that together with fulfilling the above situations, the faecal, sludge/septage and sewage is safely managed and handled with no discharge/dumping of untreated faecal sludge and sewage in drains, water our bodies and open areas.
“With these certifications in all classes, all of the cities of U.P. have now turn out to be ODF,” authorities officers mentioned.
“U.P. has made notable progress in GFC and ODF up to now two years. This, yr 65 cities in U.P. have been licensed as garbage-free, in comparison with solely 5 cities in 2021. This represents a outstanding 13-fold enhance in two years,” mentioned principal secretary, city growth, Amrit Abhijat on Thursday.
