Thiruvananthapuram Corporation achieves Water Plus status in Swachh Survekshan rankings
The factors considered in awarding the Water Plus certificate include the reuse of sewage water, implementation of an effective septage waste collection system, achievement of Open Defecation Free City (ODF) status, public toilet system, sewage treatment plants located at Muttathara and Medical College, and a 24-hour septage call centre in the municipality.
Last year, the municipality was in the ODF Plus category. This year, it achieved the the ODF Plus Plus category.
Kerala's municipalities have made significant improvements in the Swachh Survekshan rankings for 2024 put out by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to rank the cleanest cities in the country. As many as eight municipalities have secured ranks in the top 100 cleanest cities in the country. Last year, no municipality from the State featured in the top 100 list.
Other toppers
At the top of municipalities from the State is Kochi Corporation at rank 50 among all local bodies in the country. Kochi has made a giant leap, considering its last year's rank of 416 among cities and 1,815 overall. The other municipalities from Kerala in the top 100 are Mattannur (Rank 53), Thrissur Corporation (Rank 58), Kozhikode Corporation (Rank 70), Alappuzha Municipality (Rank 80), Guruvayur Municipality (Rank 82), Thiruvananthapuram Corporation (Rank 89) and Kollam Corporation (Rank 93).
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