VISAKHAPATNAM: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has received the ‘Water Plus’ certification from the ministry of housing and urban affairs under Swachh Bharat Mission and Swachh Survekshan assessment. Tirupati and Vijayawada municipal corporations have also got the certification.
GVMC commissioner G Srijana said the certification is the next stage of ODF++ (open defecation free++) and an acknowledgement of the corporation’s efforts on liquid waste management.
According to the guidelines, a city or ward can be declared as Water Plus provided all wastewater released from households, commercial establishments ,drains, etc. is treated to a satisfactory level (as per Central Pollution Control Board norms), before releasing the treated wastewater in the environment.
