Raipur . On the initiative of Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has sanctioned Rs 230 crore for solid waste management in urban bodies of Chhattisgarh. This amount sanctioned under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) will strengthen the infrastructure and technical arrangements for solid waste management in all urban bodies. This will make waste management in the state mo
Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai thanked the Government of India for this support of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and said that this amount will give a new dimension to the work of Swachh Bharat Mission in cities. It will help in making every urban body of the state clean and healthy. He said that with this amount approved by the Government of India, the waste management infrastructure in the Municipal Corporations, Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats of the state will be improved and made permanent. This will mobilize the necessary technical, physical and human resources to improve the system of solid waste management in the state, which will not only improve the condition of cleanliness, but will also provide better environmental facilities to the citizens.
It is noteworthy that Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Administration and Development Minister Arun Sao had met Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal during his recent visit to New Delhi and requested him to sanction funds for solid waste management works. He had requested the Central Government for cooperation to make the system of solid waste management in the cities of the state more smooth and effective. On the basis of the proposals of the Urban Administration Department of the State Government, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has sanctioned Rs 230 crore for Chhattisgarh for solid waste management.
Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao said that this initiative will help in making Chhattisgarh clean and green. Emphasizing on making cleanliness a part of the daily life of every citizen, he said that active participation of all citizens is necessary for complete cleanliness.
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