Question- Which of the following ministry has launched the 100 days ‘SUJALAM’ Campaign?
(a) Ministry of Jal Shakti
(b) Ministry of Defence
(c) Ministry of Finance
(d) Ministry of Home Affairs
Ans. (a)
Related Facts-
- The Ministry of Jal Shakti began ‘SUJALAM’, a ‘100 days campaign’ as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations to create more and more ODF Plus villages by undertaking waste water management at village level particularly through creation of 1 million Soak-pits and also other Grey water management activities.
- The effort of campaign would be directed towards achieving the ODF plus status for villages across the country in an accelerated manner in a short time.
- The Campaign has started from 25th August, 2021 and will continue to run for the next 100 days.
- The campaign will not only build desired infrastructure i.e. soak pit for management of greywater in villages but will also aid in sustainable management of waterbodies.
- The disposal of waste water and clogging of waterbodies in the villages or on the outskirts of the villages remain one of the major problems.
- The Campaign would help in management of the wastewater and in turn would help to revive the waterbodies.
By- Yogesh Pratap Singh
Reference- https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1748899.