<p id="thickbox_headline">Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the second phases of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation on Friday, his office said.</p>.<p>In line with the vision of the prime minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration to make all cities garbage free and water secure, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Thursday.</p>.<p>Modi will launch the two initiatives at 11 am at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre here, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/is-bengaluru-clean-survey-gets-a-flood-of-public-response-956249.html" target="_blank">Is Bengaluru clean? Survey gets a flood of public response </a></strong></p>.<p>These flagship missions signify a step forward in the march towards effectively addressing the challenges of rapidly urbanising India and will also help contribute towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, the statement said.</p>.<p>Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore as well as ministers of urban development of states and union territories will also be present on the occasion.</p>.<p>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 open defecation free plus and those with a population of less than one lakh as open defecation free plus, thereby achieving the vision of safe sanitation in urban areas.</p>.<p>The mission will focus on source segregation of solid waste, utilising 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 statement said.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/man-contributes-towards-swachh-bharat-in-his-own-way-1023575.html" target="_blank">Man contributes towards Swachh Bharat in his own way </a></strong></p>.<p>The outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is around Rs 1.41 lakh crore, it said. AMRUT 2.0 aims at providing 100 per cent coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 urban local bodies by providing about 2.68 crore tap connections and 100 per cent coverage of sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities by providing around 2.64 crore sewer or septage connections, which will benefit more than 10.5 crore people in urban areas, the PMO said.</p>.<p>AMRUT 2.0 will adopt the principles of circular economy and promote conservation and rejuvenation of surface and groundwater bodies, it said. The mission will promote data-led governance in water management and technology sub-mission to leverage the latest global technologies and skills, it said. 'Pey Jal Survekshan' will be conducted to promote progressive competition among cities.</p>.<p>The outlay of AMRUT 2.0 is around Rs 2.87 lakh crore, the statement said. SBM-U and AMRUT have contributed significantly to improve urban landscape during the last seven years, PMO said.</p>.<p>The two flagship missions have augmented the capacity to deliver basic services of water supply and sanitation to the citizens, the statement said. 'Swachhta' has become a jan andolan today, all urban local bodies have been declared open defecation free and 70 per cent solid waste is being scientifically processed now, the statement said.</p>.<p>AMRUT has been ensuring water security by adding 1.1 crore household water tap connections and 85 lakh sewer connections, thus benefiting more than 4 crore people. </p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the second phases of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation on Friday, his office said.</p>.<p>In line with the vision of the prime minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration to make all cities garbage free and water secure, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Thursday.</p>.<p>Modi will launch the two initiatives at 11 am at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre here, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/bengaluru-infrastructure/is-bengaluru-clean-survey-gets-a-flood-of-public-response-956249.html" target="_blank">Is Bengaluru clean? Survey gets a flood of public response </a></strong></p>.<p>These flagship missions signify a step forward in the march towards effectively addressing the challenges of rapidly urbanising India and will also help contribute towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, the statement said.</p>.<p>Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore as well as ministers of urban development of states and union territories will also be present on the occasion.</p>.<p>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 open defecation free plus and those with a population of less than one lakh as open defecation free plus, thereby achieving the vision of safe sanitation in urban areas.</p>.<p>The mission will focus on source segregation of solid waste, utilising 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 statement said.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/man-contributes-towards-swachh-bharat-in-his-own-way-1023575.html" target="_blank">Man contributes towards Swachh Bharat in his own way </a></strong></p>.<p>The outlay of SBM-U 2.0 is around Rs 1.41 lakh crore, it said. AMRUT 2.0 aims at providing 100 per cent coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 urban local bodies by providing about 2.68 crore tap connections and 100 per cent coverage of sewerage and septage in 500 AMRUT cities by providing around 2.64 crore sewer or septage connections, which will benefit more than 10.5 crore people in urban areas, the PMO said.</p>.<p>AMRUT 2.0 will adopt the principles of circular economy and promote conservation and rejuvenation of surface and groundwater bodies, it said. The mission will promote data-led governance in water management and technology sub-mission to leverage the latest global technologies and skills, it said. 'Pey Jal Survekshan' will be conducted to promote progressive competition among cities.</p>.<p>The outlay of AMRUT 2.0 is around Rs 2.87 lakh crore, the statement said. SBM-U and AMRUT have contributed significantly to improve urban landscape during the last seven years, PMO said.</p>.<p>The two flagship missions have augmented the capacity to deliver basic services of water supply and sanitation to the citizens, the statement said. 'Swachhta' has become a jan andolan today, all urban local bodies have been declared open defecation free and 70 per cent solid waste is being scientifically processed now, the statement said.</p>.<p>AMRUT has been ensuring water security by adding 1.1 crore household water tap connections and 85 lakh sewer connections, thus benefiting more than 4 crore people. </p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos:</strong></p>