New Delhi: Barely 18% of sewerage management projects have been completed in the last five years under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, a parliamentary panel has found.The Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs has taken a grim view of the tardy implementation of sewerage and septage projects under the Centre's flagship mission. The committee, headed by Telugu Desam Party MP Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, reviewed the implementation of sewerage and septage management under AMRUT 2.0. The mission's first phase was launched in June 2015 and it was later subsumed into AMRUT 2.0, launched in October 2021. The second phase of the mission was initially scheduled to conclude in March 2026 but has since been extended till March 2027.The committee reviewed the extent to which the missions have succeeded in ensuring universal and equitable access to sewerage and septage services in urban areas.In its report, tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the committee described the pace of implementation as "slow" and expressed serious concern over delays in expanding sanitation infrastructure and improving urban sanitation outcomes.According to data furnished by the ministry of housing and urban affairs, only 104 of the 594 sewerage and septage projects approved under AMRUT 2.0-about 17.51%-have been completed in the last five years.
Just 18% of sewerage projects completed in 5 years under AMRUT 2.0
A parliamentary panel found only 18% of sewerage projects completed under AMRUT 2.0. This slow implementation pace has raised serious concerns about sanitation infrastructure expansion. The mission's second phase, launched in October 2021, has seen limited progress. Many urban areas still lack equitable access to sewerage and septage services. The committee reviewed the mission's success in improving urban sanitation outcomes.
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