Chief Minister speech at the Launch of AMRUT 2.0 & SBM 2.0

Bhubaneswar: Our Government gives top priority for Providing Safe & Clean Tap Water supply to all the Households in all cities in the state & Achieving Garbage free Clean cities in a time bound manner.

State implemented  the AMRUT Mission launched in 2015 by Union Government. This has  brought substantial improvements in the  urban water supply sector and septage management across 9 major towns of Odisha. Water supply and Septage Projects  with an investment of about Rs1,600 Crore have been implemented. With the successful implementation of the Projects and Urban Reform measures under AMRUT,  Odisha has been securing 1st Position in the Country consecutively for the last 3 years.

To ensure  Tap water supply to all households in all  the 114 cities over and above AMRUT Mission coverage, the state has come up with its own intiative BASUDHA . I am glad to share that so far 27 cities out of 114 cities achieved 100 percent House connections including Bhubaneswar City which has become  the 1st and only Million Plus City so far to achieve this status. 

We have targeted to achieve 100 percent house connections  in all our cities by December 2022. In this ambitious journey , Jal sathis who are the Mission Sakthi members,  are our community partners in managing the water supply distribution and consumer relationship. 

Taking provision of drinking water to next level, Odisha has started its Drink from Tap mission under its 5T intiative.

Under this Mission 24x7 water supply of Directly drinkable from tap, meeting IS 10500 quality standards is being provided to all households of Jagannatha Dham PURI.

Puri city has become the 1st city in the country to achieve this unique distinction of joining the league of international cities like London, Newyork, Singapore & Tokyo.

This will reduce 400 tons of plastic waste annually in pilgrim city of PURI. 

This transformative intiative is being expanded to 17 more Cities including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Berhampur and Rourkela.

Under Fecal sludge management, 9 cities were supported under AMRUT Mission including Puri city where we have set up Co-treatment facility converging Sewage and Septage treatment process which is unique and has been acknowledged as a National best practice. The FSM program is extended to all the cities in the state apart from the AMRUT cities and I am happy to share that presently 55 Treatment facilities are functioning and are fully managed by our Mission Sakthi Women Self Help Groups. 

Partnering with women self help groups have given a quality filip in addition to providing huge livelihood options for women in these urban areas.

We have kept an ambitious target to achieve 100 percent fecal sludge facilities in all 114 cities by March 2022

I am happy that the Union Government is launching AMRUT 2.0 and SBM 2.0.

Odisha will partner with the central government in successful implementation of these Flagship Missions and work towards improving the livability standards for  our urban population. I thank the Honble PM for giving me this opportunity to share our experiences.