Prime minster Modi first unveiled 'Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0', an endeavour to make India's cities garbage free. The second mission is 'Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0', a move towards making cities water secure.
Modi recalled that when the Swachh Bharat Mission began in 2014, countrymen pledged to make India 'open defecation free' (ODF) and they fulfilled this pledge with the construction of more than 10 crore toilets. Now the goal of 'Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0' is to make the cities garbage-free - i.e. completely free of garbage.
The garbage will be processed and removed as part of the Swachta second phase. “With this second phase, we also aim sewage and safety management, making cities water-secure and ensuring that dirty nullahs or drains don't merge into rivers,” said Modi. As reported by local media, Modi has indicated that cleanliness is not just for a day...