All the 30 Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) and the 10 new heritage sites would become plastic-free and action plans have been firmed up for raising their sanitation standards to "exemplary level", the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation said in a statement today.
The plans were formulated at a two-day consultation meet in Hyderabad, attended by Central and state government agencies, local administrations and the trusts or boards of the iconic places.
The Swachh Iconic Places initiative, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, aims to achieve a distinctly higher level of sanitation at these places, especially in the peripheries and approach areas.
"Ten new heritage sites of the country today firmed up action plans for raising their sanitation standards to exemplary levels. Over 100 delegates from across the country attended the consultation. All Swachh Iconic Places selected so far under the initiative resolved to make their sites completely free of plastic at the event," the statement read.
Presiding over the consultation and review, the Secretary in the Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Parameswaran Iyer expressed satisfaction over the progress made by this unique inter-sectoral initiative and called called for more coordinated work among all stakeholders.
The Swachh Iconic Places participants from across the country, along with Iyer also visited the sanitation works being planned around Charminar in Hyderabad under the project.
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