(The Gist of Kurukshetra) Ten new Swachh Iconic Places Launched under Swachh Bharat Mission

[AUGUST-2018]

Ten new Swachh Iconic Places Launched under Swachh Bharat Mission

Ten new iconic sites have been taken up under Phase III of the flagship project Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) of the Swachh Bharat Mission. SIP is a collaborative project with three other central Ministries: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, M/o Culture, and M/o Tourism. It also involves local administrations in the concerned States and Public Sector and Private Companies as sponsoring partners. The project envisioned by the Prime Minister is being coordinated by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation with the support of State governments and local administration. These new sites have joined the 20 iconic places under Phase I & II where special Sanitation work Is already underway.

The project was launched in 2016 and iconic places under Phase I were: Ajmer Sharif Dargah, CST Mumbai, Golden Temple, Kamakhya Temple, Manikarnika Ghat, Meenakshi Temple, Shri Mata
Vaishno Devi, Shree Jagannath Temple, The Taj Mahal and Tirupati Temple.

Phase II of Swachh Iconic Places was launched in November 2017, and included Gangotri, Yamunotri, Mahakaleshwar Temple, Charminar, Convent and Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Kalady, Gomateshwara, Baidyanath Dham, Gaya Tirth and Somnath temple.

The third phase of SIP was launched at Mana village which is situated close to the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand. The village, which now becomes Swachh Iconic Place, is visited by tourists and pilgrims as it houses places of mythological interest. The places under Phase III are: Raghavendra Swamy Temple (Kurnool,

Andhra Pradesh); Hazardwari Palace (Murshidabad, West Bengal); Brahma Sarovar Temple (Kurukshetra, Haryana); VidurKuti (Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh); Mana village (Chamoli, Uttarakhand); Pangong Lake (Leh-Ladakh, J&K); Nagvasuki Temple (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh); lmaKeithal/market (lmphal, Manipur); Sabarimala Temple (Kerala); and Kanvashram (Uttarakhand) Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Parameswaran Iyer, said that Phase iconic sites have seen notable initiatives taken up, like improved sewage infrastructure, drainage facilities, installation of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), improved sanitation facilities, water vending machines (Water ATMs), Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) set-up, structure restoration, roads maintenance, lighting arrangements, beautification of parks, better transport facilities in approach and access areas besides at the main sites. The annual review of Phase I & II iconic sites for assessing the progress was done at iconic site, Charminar, Hyderabad.

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