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Focus
Municipal Corporations’ Success Models:
Pioneering a
Cleaner India for Tomorrow
On International Zero Waste Day progress of SBM-U in States/
in August 2023, the Ministry UTs is done through periodical
of Housing & Urban Affairs review and assessment by
(MoHUA) set a target to make meetings, webinars, workshops
1,000 cities, 3-Star Garbage Free and through the dedicated
by October 2024. The vision of SBM-U portal.
achieving 100% Garbage Free Setting a competitive edge,
Status for all cities through 100% the ULBs are bringing in
source segregation, door to door transformative changes in
waste collection and scientific strategising, conceptualising,
management of all fractions of implementing, overseeing
waste – including safe disposal and maintaining sanitation
in scientific landfills – is a part projects. Each of the ULBs have
of the Swachh Bharat Mission – taken giant strides, leading
Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 launched on to successes in specific areas
October 1, 2021, for a period of of waste management and
five years. sanitation.
The progress made in the While their accomplishments
management of garbage and are commendable, a deeper
sanitation by the States/UTs exploration is crucial to grasp
under SBM-U is regularly the full spectrum of their
assessed; Standard Operating successes and the challenges
Protocols (SOPs) have been they face. Shaik Ismail, Special
developed for certification of Correspondent, Clean India
ULBs as Open Defecation Free Journal offers a unique lens
(ODF), ODF+, ODF++ and Star to view these endeavours,
ratings of Garbage Free Cities highlighting the progress made
(GFC) and through ‘Swachh while also shedding light on the
Survekshan’. Monitoring of the areas that need improvement.
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