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Swachh Tourist Destinations

2021 FEB 27

Preliminary   > Art and Culture   >   Miscellaneous   >   Tourism

Why in news?

  • The central government has selected a total of 12 tourist sites spanning across nine states and UTs under the initiative of Swachh Tourist Destinations.
  • The 12 sites have been selected under phase IV of Swachh Iconic Places (SIP) project.

About the initiative:

  • The twelve tourist sites which have been chosen under the initiative are:
    • Sanchi Stupa, Madhya Pradesh
    • Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana
    • Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
    • Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
    • Agra Fort, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
    • Kalighat Temple, West Bengal
    • Kumbhalgarh Fort, Rajasthan
    • Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan
    • Ramdevra, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
    • Rock Garden, Chandigarh
    • Banke Bihari Temple, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
    • Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha
  • In a bid to increase tourists’ footfall at these world famous sites, the project has envisaged to improve sanitation and cleanliness standards at and around the tourist site.

About Swachh iconic places (SIP)

  • It is an initiative of Ministry of Jal Shakti under Swachh Bharat Mission.
  • It aims to take iconic places and their surroundings to higher standards of Swachhata, so that all visitors benefit and also take away home the message of cleanliness.

Implementation of the project:

  • It is a collaborative project with three other central Ministries: Urban Development, Culture, Tourism; all levels in the concerned States and more importantly, Public Sector and Private companies as partners.

Initiatives taken up under Swachh Iconic Places initiative:

  • Improved sewage infrastructure, installation of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), drainage facilities, improved sanitation facilities, water vending machines, solid and liquid waste management (SLWM) set-up, structure restoration, lighting arrangements, beautification of parks, roads maintenance, better transport facilities in approach and access areas besides at the main sites.
  • Places like Ajmer Sharif Dargah, CST Mumbai, Golden Temple, , Meenakshi Temple,  Pangong Lake had been selected in the earlier phases of the initiative.

Prelims Question

Consider the following statements regarding Swachh Iconic Places (SIP):
1.The initiative is being coordinated by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
2.It is a special clean-up initiative focused on select iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural places in the country.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to the Prelims Question