Popular Waste Management Tender: Swachh Bharat Mission Environment and Sanitation

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From all the various tender categories like real estate, technology, government and private tenders, waste management tenders have gained utmost importance due to the critical need for sanitation and hygiene. Due to the massive population spree in India, the government has to consider a robust yet effective waste management strategy in the country.

Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission was a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India in 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management in the country. Did you know, It was an upgraded version of the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan launched in 2009 that failed to achieve its goals. Phase 1 plan of the Swachh Bharat mission was active till October 2019. Phase 2 is intended to commence between 2020–21 and 2024-25. But due to the covid19 virus, there are expected delays.

The main objective of this entire mission was to make India "open-defecation free (ODF) by 2 October 2019, the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi”. 1st phase objective: Phase 1 included eradication of manual scavenging, generating awareness and bringing about a behaviour change regarding sanitation practices, and augmentation of capacity at the local level. 2nd Phase objective: Sustaining the good work done is the most critical objective of any plan in phase 2 hence the 2nd phase aims to sustain the open defecation free status and improve the management of solid and liquid waste. 

The success of a nationwide campaign definitely depends on the chalked down plan but also on who champions it. So, the country decided to rope in the very influential Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi. To keep the public connected to the campaign, they decided to officially name it in the national language i.e. Hindi. In English, known as the "Clean India Mission". The campaign was officially launched on 2 October 2014 at Rajghat, New Delhi. It is India's largest cleanliness drive to date with three million government employees and students from all parts of India participating in 4,043 cities, towns, and rural communities making it a countrywide success. The Prime minister labelled the campaign “Satyagrah se Swachhagrah” keeping in mind Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha launched on 10 April 1916.

As part of the campaign, volunteers, known as Swachhagrahis, or "Ambassadors of cleanliness", promoted indoor plumbing and community approaches to sanitation (CAS) at the village level. Other activities included national real-time monitoring and updates from non-governmental organizations such as The Ugly Indian, Waste Warriors, and SWaCH Pune (Solid Waste Collection and Handling).

At present, the Swachh Bharat mission phase 2 tenders are floating in the online tendering industry. Each minute element is carefully segregated into various dedicated tenders to allow various other organisations to not only participate in this noble mission but also contribute to society. Additionally, you may also want to know more about how Bengaluru, New Delhi and Pune handled their waste management crises efficiently.