CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Andhra Pradesh is the only State in the country to have more than one Water Plus city. The certification was awarded under the Swachh Bharat Mission and Swachh Survekshan assessment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Andhra Pradesh has now become the first state to have more than one ‘Water Plus’ certified city. The three cities awarded are, Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation and.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nine cities including New Delhi, Mumbai, Surat and Hyderabad have been awarded ‘ Water Plus ‘ certification by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Bengaluru did not feature in the list which was released recently as part of Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission and Swachh Survekshan assessment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indore has the following that makes it the water plus city: 1746 public and 5624 domestic sewer outfalls in 25 small and big nullahs treated by the Indore Municipal Corporation. The city’s Kanh and Saraswati rivers from sewer lines have also been freed.