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Secy DWS, Vini Mahajan, Launches ‘Swachhta Green Leaf Rating System’ in Kaziranga

Hotels, resorts, and homestays will rate their own sanitation-related infrastructure under this system and submit their results to the local government
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The first-ever “Swachhta Green Leaf Rating System” in the Northeast was effectively implemented in Kaziranga, Assam. Ms. Vini Mahajan, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, launched the initiative in front of dignitaries from the Central and State governments as well as owners of various hotels, resorts, and homestays that provide services to visitors to Kaziranga National Park.

She emphasized the value of managing solid waste, greywater, and fecal sludge. A few hotel owners have expressed concerns regarding inadequate infrastructure to fulfil their waste management needs. In response, the District Administration informed the assembly about the existing infrastructure of the Material Recovery Facility run by the Bokakhat Municipal Board (BMB) for handling different kinds of solid waste, as well as the widely used waste collection vehicle system for picking up solid waste from resorts and hotels.

The meeting was also attended by Secretary PHED cum MD Jal Jeevan Mission, Assam, and Commissioner, P&RD cum Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), Assam; District Commissioner, Golaghat, Nagaon, along with State and local district administration officials.

About Swachhta Green Leaf Rating System

The ‘Swachhata Green Leaf Rating System’ was jointly initiated on 14 December 2023 by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Tourism, Government of India. Under this rating system, hotels, resorts and homestays will self-assess their existing sanitation related infrastructure and will submit their ratings to the local administration. The district administration will then verify the details and will certify 1, 3 and 5 Green Leaf ratings to these hotels and resort owners based on marks obtained by them.


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