ISC to bring together corporations, entrepreneurs and financing institutions to promote sanitation plans
The public-private partnerships (PPP) will be vital for financing, low-cost technologies, new business models and innovative monitoring mechanism to meet the growing demand for solid and liquid waste management, Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs, has said at an industry conclave on 11 Nov 2021.
Addressing the 5th ISC-FICCI Sanitation Awards and India Sanitation Conclave 2021, Puri said, “With the launch of the second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation, the Government aims to make an ODF India garbage-free and water secure. The SBM-U has the goal to make all urban local bodies open defecation free.”
The SMBU 2.0, said Puri, will provide an impetus to the city Governments to comprehensively plan measures for sludge management, wastewater treatment, source segregation of garbage, reduction in single-use plastic and management of construction and demolition waste and bioremediation of dumpsite.
“We are expanding its coverage from 500 cities to all statutory towns in India. It will provide 100% water supply coverage to all households in all ULBs through 2.68 crore tap connections and 100% coverage of sewerage and septage through 2.64 crore sewer connection,” he elaborated.
Both these missions, the Minister said, will be supported by strong Government mechanism, independent third-party verification, and real-time mission monitoring through geotag dashboard.
“The India Sanitation Coalition (ISC) has a valuable role to play by bringing together corporate partners, entrepreneurs and financing institutions to promote scalable solutions for the sanitation economy,” the Minister said. #tenders #investment #infrastructure #technologies /fiinews.com
