Lucknow: Lucknow Municipal Corporation has prepared its action plan ahead of the Swachh Bharat Survey (SBS) under which a team deployed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MOHUA) will visit the city in March to inspect and give marks under the parameter of ‘Service Level Progress’ and ‘Certification’. As per the guidelines issued by MOHUA, cities will be evaluated under three parameters instead of four. However, total marks will remain the same as compared to 2020.
Unlike SBS 2020, which had four parameters Citizen Feedback (1,500 marks), Certification (1,500 marks), Direct observation (1,500) and Service level progress (1,500). The ministry has decided to do away the parameter of Direct observation. For 2021, the parameters include Citizen Feedback (1,800 marks), Service Level Progress (2,400 marks) and Certification (1,800 marks). However, all cities will be evaluated from marks totaling 6,000.
With the parameter direct observation removed from the survey, MOHUA has added one more protocol (Water Plus) under the parameter of Service level progress. As per LMC officials, the protocol aims to sustain toilets by treating and reuse of water. It also contributes to the government’s focus on water conversation and reuse under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan.
Municipal commissioner Ajay Dwivedi said, “A team hired by the union ministry will visit Lucknow in the month of March to certify the claims made by us under Water Plus protocol and ODF under Service Level Progress and Certification respectively. I also urge citizens to give their response under Citizens Feedback parameter to make us achieve the number one spot.”
In SBS 2021, Lucknow will compete against 52 other cities having a population of more than 10 lakh. Some of the cities include Mumbai, Chennai, Indore, Ahemdabad, Pune, Surat, Visakhapatnam and Prayagraj.
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