Sanitation Action Plans prepared for 10 new Swachh Iconic Places

Jun 27, 2018, 11:34 IST

The Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) project was envisioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the Swachh Bharat Mission and is being coordinated by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation with the support of State governments and local administration.

Sanitation Action Plans prepared for 10 New Swachh Iconic Places

Ten new Swachh Iconic Places of the country on June 26, 2018 came up with thorough action plans for raising their sanitation standards to exemplary levels.

The plans were formulated at a two-day consultation in Hyderabad held between Central and State Government agencies, local administrations and the Trusts of the iconic places. Over 100 delegates from across the country attended the consultation.

All the 30 Swachh Iconic Places, selected so far under the Swachh Bharat Mission, also resolved to make their sites completely free of plastic.

Ten new iconic sites

Swachh Iconic Place	Location	State
RaghavendraSwamy 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
ImaKeithal/market	Imphal	Manipur
Sabarimala Temple	Pathanamthitta District	Kerala
Kanvashram	Kotdwara	Uttarakhand

These 10 sites constitute Phase-III of the Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) initiative of the Swachh Bharat Mission that is coordinated by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

Review of 20 Swachh Iconic Places of Phase-I and Phase-II

• During the consultation meeting, a review was done of the 20 Swachh Iconic Places of Phase-I and Phase-II.

• Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, presided over the consultation and review meeting and expressed satisfaction over the progress made by this unique initiative.

• The special Swachhata initiatives at these places have received CSR support from public and private companies.

Swachh Iconic Places of Phase I	Swachh Iconic Places of Phase II
Ajmer Sharif Dargah	Gangotri
CST Mumbai	Yamunotri
Golden Temple	Mahakaleshwar Temple
Kamakhya Temple	Charminar
Maikarnika Ghat	Convent and Church of St. Francis of Assissi
Meenakshi Temple	Kalady
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi	Gommateswara
Shree Jagannath Temple	Baidyanath Dham
The Taj Mahal	Gaya Tirth
Tirupati Temple	Somnath temple

Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) project

The Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) project was envisioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the Swachh Bharat Mission and is being coordinated by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation with the support of State governments and local administration.
SIP is a collaborative project with three other central Ministries: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism.
It also involves local administrations in the concerned States and Public Sector and Private Companies as sponsoring partners.
The goal of the Initiative is to improve the cleanliness conditions at these places to a distinctly higher level
The first phase was launched in 2016, while the Phase II of Swachh Iconic Places was launched in November 2017.
The iconic sites of Phase I and II saw notable transformations such as improved sewage infrastructure, drainage facilities, installation of Sewage Treatment Plant, improved sanitation facilities, Water ATMs, Solid and Liquid Waste Management, structure restoration, roads maintenance and so on.

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Sanitation Action Plans prepared for 10 new Swachh Iconic Places

The Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) project was envisioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the Swachh Bharat Mission and is being coordinated by the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation with the support of State governments and local administration.

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