India's Cleanest City, Indore, Is Also Country's First 'Water Plus' City: Here's What It Means
Indore has been declared as the first water plus city of India under the Swachh Survekshan 2021. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in a tweet Indore City received the certification on Wednesday.
India's cleanest city, Indore, has added another feather to its cap. It has now been declared as the first 'water plus' city of India under the Swachh Survekshan 2021.
"Heartiest congratulations to the citizens of Indore as it becomes the first SBM (Swachh Bharat Mission) Water certified city under #SwachhSurvekshan2021. Indore has been an example for the whole nation for its determination and dedication towards cleanliness. May it continue to bring glory to the state," Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in a tweet.
Heartiest congratulations to the citizens of Indore as it becomes the first SBM Water+ certified city under #SwachhSurvekshan2021. Indore has been an example for the whole nation for its determination and dedication towards cleanliness. May it continue bring glory to the state!
¡ª Shivraj Singh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) August 11, 2021
Indore City received the certification from the centre on Wednesday.
Swachh Survekshan is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission.
It is awarded for maintaining cleanliness in rivers and drains.
Madhya Pradesh | Indore has been declared as India's first 'water plus' city.
¡ª ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2021
"Indore carried out survey & halted 7,000 outfalls of greywater that went in rivers, drains. We completed all criteria to gain this achievement," said Indore Municipal Commissioner Pratibha Pal y'day pic.twitter.com/G2rNjyIa17
According to protocol and the toolkit provided by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs, a city can be declared as Water Plus only after all wastewater released from households, commercial establishments, and the like is treated to a satisfactory level before releasing the treated wastewater to the environment.
Informing about the work done to achieve this tag, Indore district collector Manish Singh said, "According to the guidelines of Water Plus Protocol of Swachh Survekshan, 1,746 public and 5,624 domestic sewer outfalls in 25 small and big nullahs were tapped by the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) which also freed the city's Kanh and Saraswati rivers from sewer lines."
Indore City
Indore civic commissioner Pratibha Pal informed that seven sewerage treatment plants were constructed in the city and about 110 million litres per day (MLD) treated water from them is being used.
"According to the guidelines of Water Plus Protocol, 147 special types of urinals were constructed in the city. Besides, the work of cleaning ponds, wells and all water bodies has also been done," she added.
