Various steps are being taken in regards to the environmental front and Swachh Bharat Mission by the ministers in different cities. Recently Union minister for new and renewable energy, Piyush Goyal has decided to implement a new plan in Varanasi to make the city green.
Another measure for the Swachh Bharat mission taken in the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Varanasi is that by the third anniversary of Swachh hiyan, on 2 OCT, the city will be declared open defecation free (ODF). Though the city is a bit lagging behind in achieving the target but, Uttar Pradesh urban development minister Suresh Khanna last week decided that local registered contractors will be engaged to complete construction of toilets in the constituency by September.
A new agency will also be appointed to operate the Kadsara solid waste management project through open bidding by October. Other than this a plan will also be executed to link the households with existing bio-methanisation plants till September and all the hotels and restaurants have been instructed to install the processing plant by September for all the bulk solid wastes. Rag pickers will also be trained to collect the solid wastes and supply it to these processing plants.
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Othe than this the city is also working towards the Smart City Mission. The state government will identify eight locations for developing multi-level car parking by September and a museum-cum-culture center will also be developed in the city for which the bidding will start from September.