Indore adjudged as India’s cleanest metropolis for sixth time in a row; MP best-performing state

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Indore was adjudged India’s cleanest metropolis for the sixth time in a row, whereas Surat and Navi Mumbai adopted it on the following two spots within the Central authorities’s annual cleanliness survey, which additionally declared Madhya Pradesh because the best-performing state.

In the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’, introduced on Saturday, Madhya Pradesh is adopted by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra respectively within the class of finest performing states. Chhattisgarh was ranked first final 12 months.

In the state class with fewer 100 city native our bodies, Tripura has been ranked first adopted by Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. While Indore and Surat retained their high positions amongst cities, Vijaywada misplaced its third spot to Navi Mumbai.

The 10 top-ranked cities with a inhabitants of multiple lakh are: Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai, GVM Visakhapatnam, Vijaywada, Bhopal, Tirupati, Mysore, New Delhi and Ambikapur.

Agra was on the backside within the record of 100 cities on this phase. Madhya Pradesh’s Gadarwara was on the backside within the class of cities with lower than one lakh inhabitants.

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday gave away the awards to the winners at an occasion right here additionally attended by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and others.

In the class of cities having a inhabitants of lower than one lakh, Maharashtra’s Panchgani was ranked primary, adopted by Chhattisgarh’s Patan (Nagar Palika) and Maharashtra’s Karhad.

Haridwar was adjudged the cleanest Ganga city within the class of greater than 1 lakh inhabitants, adopted by Varanasi and Rishikesh. Bijnor was ranked on the high amongst Ganga cities with fewer than one lakh inhabitants. adopted by Kannauj and Garhmukhteshwar respectively.

In the survey, Maharashtra’s Deolali was adjudged the nation’s cleanest Cantonment Board, adopted by Ahmedabad and Mhow (Madhya Pradesh).

The New Delhi Municipal Council space was ranked first within the “country’s cleanest small city” class, having a inhabitants between 1 lakh and three lakh.

Noida emerged because the nation’s “best self-sustainable medium city” within the class of 3-10 lakh inhabitants. Tirupati bagged the primary award within the class of ”Safaimitra Surakshit Sahar”.

Chandigarh has secured the primary place within the class of “Fastest Mover State/National Capital or UT” whereas Vijayawada has emerged because the winner within the class of “Cleanest State/National Capital or UT”.

The seventh version of Swachh Survekshan was carried out to review the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) and rank the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) based mostly on varied cleanliness and sanitation parameters.

The Survekshan has advanced from being an evaluation of 73 cities in 2016 to overlaying 4,354 cities this 12 months, together with 91 Ganga cities and 62 contonment zones).

The evaluation was carried out in three phases — July-August, September-October and November 2021 to January 2022. According to the federal government, 126 ULBs from West Bengal didn’t take part within the annual cleanliness survey carried out by the Central authorities. Over 19 lakh individuals gave face-to-face suggestions.

Nine crore citizen suggestions was captured by varied sources like Swachhatta app, Vote on your metropolis app and my gov app amongst others in the course of the survey that was 100 per cent digitised, with full on-line submission for all paperwork by ULBs by a devoted on-line portal, officers stated.

Vishakhapatnam obtained the primary place as India’s “cleanest big city” within the class of 10-40 lakh inhabitants. Meerut has emerged because the “Fastest Mover Big City” with inhabitants between 10 lakh and 40 lakh.

In the class of “Best City in Maximum Citizen”s Participation” with greater than lakh inhabitants, Ujjain has been ranked first. President Murmu congratulated the winners.

Union minister Puri advised the occasion city India has change into open-defecation free with 35 states and Union territories.

“Nearly 600 of our cities have change into ‘Safaimitra Surakshit’, with full mechanisation of sewer and septic tank cleansing operations.

‘Manholes’ have now change into ‘machine holes’ in these cities. Municipal Solid Waste processing has gone up from 18 per cent in 2014 to 73 per cent at the moment,” the minister stated.

According to the ministry, the general marks for ‘Swachh Survekshan- 2022’ assessments, had been 7,500.

The survekshan is made up of three parts “– service level progress (3000), certification (2,250) and citizen voice (2,250)”, the ministry stated.

NEW DELHI: Indore was adjudged India’s cleanest metropolis for the sixth time in a row, whereas Surat and Navi Mumbai adopted it on the following two spots within the Central authorities’s annual cleanliness survey, which additionally declared Madhya Pradesh because the best-performing state.

In the ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022’, introduced on Saturday, Madhya Pradesh is adopted by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra respectively within the class of finest performing states. Chhattisgarh was ranked first final 12 months.

In the state class with fewer 100 city native our bodies, Tripura has been ranked first adopted by Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. While Indore and Surat retained their high positions amongst cities, Vijaywada misplaced its third spot to Navi Mumbai.

The 10 top-ranked cities with a inhabitants of multiple lakh are: Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai, GVM Visakhapatnam, Vijaywada, Bhopal, Tirupati, Mysore, New Delhi and Ambikapur.

Agra was on the backside within the record of 100 cities on this phase. Madhya Pradesh’s Gadarwara was on the backside within the class of cities with lower than one lakh inhabitants.

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday gave away the awards to the winners at an occasion right here additionally attended by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and others.

In the class of cities having a inhabitants of lower than one lakh, Maharashtra’s Panchgani was ranked primary, adopted by Chhattisgarh’s Patan (Nagar Palika) and Maharashtra’s Karhad.

Haridwar was adjudged the cleanest Ganga city within the class of greater than 1 lakh inhabitants, adopted by Varanasi and Rishikesh. Bijnor was ranked on the high amongst Ganga cities with fewer than one lakh inhabitants. adopted by Kannauj and Garhmukhteshwar respectively.

In the survey, Maharashtra’s Deolali was adjudged the nation’s cleanest Cantonment Board, adopted by Ahmedabad and Mhow (Madhya Pradesh).

The New Delhi Municipal Council space was ranked first within the “country’s cleanest small city” class, having a inhabitants between 1 lakh and three lakh.

Noida emerged because the nation’s “best self-sustainable medium city” within the class of 3-10 lakh inhabitants. Tirupati bagged the primary award within the class of ”Safaimitra Surakshit Sahar”.

Chandigarh has secured the primary place within the class of “Fastest Mover State/National Capital or UT” whereas Vijayawada has emerged because the winner within the class of “Cleanest State/National Capital or UT”.

The seventh version of Swachh Survekshan was carried out to review the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) and rank the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) based mostly on varied cleanliness and sanitation parameters.

The Survekshan has advanced from being an evaluation of 73 cities in 2016 to overlaying 4,354 cities this 12 months, together with 91 Ganga cities and 62 contonment zones).

The evaluation was carried out in three phases — July-August, September-October and November 2021 to January 2022. According to the federal government, 126 ULBs from West Bengal didn’t take part within the annual cleanliness survey carried out by the Central authorities. Over 19 lakh individuals gave face-to-face suggestions.

Nine crore citizen suggestions was captured by varied sources like Swachhatta app, Vote on your metropolis app and my gov app amongst others in the course of the survey that was 100 per cent digitised, with full on-line submission for all paperwork by ULBs by a devoted on-line portal, officers stated.

Vishakhapatnam obtained the primary place as India’s “cleanest big city” within the class of 10-40 lakh inhabitants. Meerut has emerged because the “Fastest Mover Big City” with inhabitants between 10 lakh and 40 lakh.

In the class of “Best City in Maximum Citizen”s Participation” with greater than lakh inhabitants, Ujjain has been ranked first. President Murmu congratulated the winners.

Union minister Puri advised the occasion city India has change into open-defecation free with 35 states and Union territories.

“Nearly 600 of our cities have change into ‘Safaimitra Surakshit’, with full mechanisation of sewer and septic tank cleansing operations.

‘Manholes’ have now change into ‘machine holes’ in these cities. Municipal Solid Waste processing has gone up from 18 per cent in 2014 to 73 per cent at the moment,” the minister stated.

According to the ministry, the general marks for ‘Swachh Survekshan- 2022’ assessments, had been 7,500.

The survekshan is made up of three parts “– service level progress (3000), certification (2,250) and citizen voice (2,250)”, the ministry stated.