PM Modi Launches ₹9,600 Crore Cleanliness Projects on Gandhi Jayanti

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Swachh Bharat Diwas 2024 programme, celebrating the 155th Gandhi Jayanti.

An Overview of the News

• The event takes place in New Delhi and marks 10 years since the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission, a major initiative for cleanliness.

Key Projects Launched

• The Prime Minister will launch and lay the foundation for various sanitation and cleanliness projects valued at ₹9,600 crore.

Projects include:

• Urban Water and Sewage Systems: Over ₹6,800 crore allocated under AMRUT and AMRUT 2.0.

• Water Quality and Waste Management: Ten projects worth over ₹1,550 crore focused on the Ganga basin under the National Mission for Clean Ganga.

• Compressed Biogas Plants: 15 projects under the GOBARdhan Scheme valued at over ₹1,332 crore.

Significance of the Mission

• This initiative emphasizes the continued commitment to sanitation and cleanliness as vital components of national development.

• It aims to enhance water quality, waste management, and overall urban infrastructure in India.