Indore is the cleanest city in India for fourth consecutive year
New Delhi : Indore has once again topped the central government’s cleanliness survey to emerge out as the India's cleanest city for the fourth consecutive year.
Surat and Navi Mumbai are on the second and third position respectively. Varanasi has been the adjudged the ‘best Ganga town’ in the central government’s cleanliness survey.
The Swachh Survekshan awards 2020 were announced by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at a ceremony.
"Congratulations to the people of Indore for achieving first position in being India’s cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2020. The city has hit a four this time and surely will hit a six in the coming future," Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.
Other ranks in the list and their winners:
# Chhattisgarh in the cleanest state in the category of states with more than 100 urban local bodies (ULBs)
# Ahmedabad is India’s the cleanest Mega city
# Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur is the cleanest smallest city
# New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is the cleanest capital city
# Bengaluru wins the Best Self Sustainability award in the Mega city category
# Jharkhand is the cleanest state in the category of state with less than 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)
# In cities with a population less than one lakh, Karad in Maharashtra is the cleanest city
Swachh Survekshan Survey 2020 covered a total of 4,242 cities, 62 Cantonment Boards and 92 Ganga Towns. A total of 1.87 crore citizens participated in the survey.
