Kolhapur, Mahabaleshwar Giristhan local bodies get water plus rating in sewage management
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A water plus status represents the highest level of sanitation certification for cities and towns, ensuring that no untreated wastewater is discharged, all sewage is safely managed and treated, treated water is reused , etc.
The survey was implemented across the country under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Civil) 2.0 of the ministry of housing and urban affairs of central govt. It included open defecation-free city and garbage-free city criteria and was out of 12,500 points.
KMC secured 7,554 points.
This survey also included door-to-door waste collection, segregation, processing, grievance redressal, cleanliness of public places, cleanliness of commercial and residential areas and market areas, cleanliness of water sources and public toilets, cesspool-free roads, and beautification of black spots, etc. KMC also received the highest rating in the Open Defecation Free City rating, which includes STP management and toilet cleanliness.
KMC administrator K Manjulekshmi said, "Among categories, the municipal corporation got 48% in door-to-door waste collection, 35% in wet and dry waste segregation, 97% in daily solid waste processing, 71% in processing at garbage depots, 100% in residential area cleanliness, 100% in market area cleanliness and 10% for public toilet cleanliness. This was achieved with the efforts of the entire KMC administration, staff and citizens.
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Meanwhile, Mahabaleshwar Giristhan Municipal Council also secured 52nd rank in the below 20,000 population category and received a water plus rating. It stood 5th in the state in this category. Administrator and chief officer Yogesh Jadhav and the municipal council staff took efforts for this success in the national level Swachh Survekshan.
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