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Project Monitoring & Water Quality Monitoring System (PMS & WQMIS)
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AMRUT Phase 1
" A SUCCESSFUL MISSION "
ACHIEVED
100% CENTRAL ASSISTANCE
MoHUA approved and released
100% of Central Assistance.
100% of Central Assistance.
93% EXPENDITURE
BY PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
Spent Rs. 2166.84 Cr. on AMRUT1 projects among 9 AMRUT Cities.
90% PROJECT
COMPLETION
987 out 1111 Projects have been completed in AMRUT1. 124 Balance works are in progress.
BREAKTHROUGH
(OTHER ACTIVITIES)
Remarkable progress on other activities like Reforms implementation, GIS, LAP, TPS, NUDM, etc.
ATAL MISSION FOR REJUVENATION & URBAN TRANSFORMATION
(AMRUT 1)
The Prime Minister of India launched AMRUT 1 on 25th June 2015
AMRUT1 State Level launch on 1st September 2015
Total number of projects: 1110
Total Outlay of the projects: 2357.69 Crore
Fund Sharing Pattern: Central Assistance – 50%, State – 30%, ULB – 20%
- Water supply system, Augmentation of existing water supply, Water treatment plants, Universal metering.
- Rehabilitation of old water supply systems and treatment plants.
- Rejuvenation of water bodies and recharging of ground water.
- Special water supply arrangement for difficult areas, hill and coastal cities and those having water quality problems (e.g. arsenic, fluoride).
- Decentralised, networked underground sewerage systems, including augmentation of existing sewerage systems and sewage treatment plants.
- Rehabilitation of old sewerage system and treatment plants.
- Recycling of water for beneficial purposes and reuse of wastewater.
Construction and improvement of drains and storm water drains in order to reduce and eliminate flooding.
- Construction & improvement of Footpaths/ Walkways, Sidewalks, Foot Over Bridges and facilities for non-motorised transport (e.g. bicycles).
- Multi-level parking.
Development of green space and parks with special provision for children, senior citizens and Divyang friendly components.
- Improving delivery of citizen services
- Bringing down the cost of delivery
- Improving financial health of Urban Local Bodies
- Augmenting resources
- Enhancing transparency.
- Improving institutional outcomes by Individual Capacity Building and Institutional Capacity Building.
- Enhancing the functional knowledge
- Improving the job related skills
- Changing the attitude of municipal functionaries.
ATAL MISSION FOR REJUVENATION & URBAN TRANSFORMATION 2.0
(AMRUT 2.0)
The Prime Minister of India launched AMRUT 2.0 on 1st October 2021
AMRUT 2.0 State Level launch on 16th February 2022
Total number of projects: 740
Total Outlay of the projects: 3514 Crore
Fund Sharing Pattern: Central Assistance – 33.33%, State – 33.33%, ULB – 33.33% (for Cities with a population between 1 lakh to 10 lakh)
Fund Sharing Pattern: Central Assistance – 50%, State – 33.3%, ULB – 16.7% (for Cities with a population below 1 lakh)
- Water source improvement and augmentation in the city
- Fresh Water treatment, The water distribution system in uncovered areas, Augmentation of existing water distribution system
- Sustainability of quality and quantity of water supply, Reuse of treated used water
- ProvisionS for 24×7 water supply, Smart solutions like SCADA, Last mile connectivity to households
- Water supply system, Augmentation of existing water supply, Water treatment plants
- Rehabilitation of old water supply systems and Treatment plants
- Interception and Diversion (I&D) infrastructure, Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), Tertiary Treatment with end-to-end reuse plan
- Faecal sludge and Septage Management (FSTP cum STP Plant & collection mechanism)
- Provision/ augmentation and rehabilitation of sewerage systems with end-to-end treatment and reuse, Tapping of used water for recycling
- Identifying the bulk users of recycled used water and facilitating the sale of used water to potential users
- Smart solutions like SCADA, Last mile connectivity to households
- Networked underground sewerage systems, including augmentation of existing sewerage systems and sewage treatment plants.
- Rehabilitation of old sewerage system and treatment plants.
- Rejuvenation of wetlands, and water bodies by desilting, strengthening the embankments, and stone packing
- Strengthening/ rejuvenation of the aquifers/ community wells, Creation/ strengthening of storm water drains around water body
- Harvesting the rainwater through storm water drains into a water body (which is not receiving sewage/ effluent)
- Development of the community green spaces linked to a clean water body
- Development of green space and parks with special provisions for children, senior citizens and Divyang-friendly components.
- Focusing on improving financial health of ULBs, water security of cities, and the ease of living of citizens by improving the delivery of municipal services
- Providing incentives for the successful implementation of a set of reforms (2 Mandatory Reforms and 7 incentive-based reforms) for better delivery of citizen-centric services and the financial health of the ULBs
- It will be implemented in the first four years of the Mission period
- Improving institutional outcomes by Individual Capacity Building and Institutional Capacity Building.
- Enhancing the functional knowledge
- Improving the job related skills
- Changing the attitude of municipal functionaries.
- Focussing on Citizen Awareness in Water conservation, Services, charges, Waterbody maintenance and Rainwater Harvesting
- Communication will be Interpersonal (IPC) and Behavioral Change (BCC)
- Awareness through Media – Offline (Newspaper), Online (Online news, Social media, Outdoor (Banners), Institutions, Radio, TV, Films, etc.
- Startups are coopted by direct funding and Lowering the entry barriers for startups & entrepreneurs
Lighthouse Projects:- Innovative technologies to be funded directly after showcasing of lighthouse projects
Projects to be funded up to 20% of project cost, restricted to ₹50 Lakhs
Technology Melas:- To support innovative, low-cost Indigenous technologies
Startups are selected through the Startup challenges and mapped to AMRUT Cities for implementing their projects
Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Sri. M B Rajesh
Hon'ble Minister for LSGD
Smt. Sarada Muraleedharan IAS
Chief Secretary (Chairman, SHPSC, AMRUT)
Dr. Sharmila Mary Joseph IAS
Principal Secretary, LSGD (Chairman, SLTC)
Sri. Suraj Shaji IAS
Mission Director, AMRUT
State Mission Management Unit, AMRUT
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