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Hans India
3 days ago
- General
- Hans India
Ahmedabad cleanest city under new ranking system
New Delhi: Ahmedabad was named the cleanest big city on Thursday, followed by Bhopal and Lucknow in the government's annual cleanliness survey, even as Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai and Vijayawada among 23 cities were elevated to a newly formed 'Super Swachh League Cities' category for demonstrating exceptional performance in sanitation. The results of the Swachh Survekshan were announced on Thursday. According to the government, 14 crore people participated in the survey through face-to-face interactions, the Swachhata App, MyGov and social media platforms in over 4,500 cities. Seventy-eight awards were presented this year across four categories -- Super Swachh League Cities; Top three clean cities in five population categories; Special Category: Ganga Towns, Cantonment Boards, Safai Mitra Suraksha, Mahakumbh; and State-Level Awards -- promising clean city of a state or Union Territory. Under the new category 'Super Swachh League', Noida emerged as the topper, followed by Chandigarh, Mysore, Ujjain, Gandhinagar and Guntur in the three to 10 lakh population category. New Delhi (NDMC), Tirupati, Ambikapur and Lonavala have been part of the 50,000 to 3 lakh population category. These cities in their five-population categories will compete with each other as they have been made part of the 'Super Swachh League Cities' and the results will be announced in the next cleanliness survey. A special recognition was also accorded to the Uttar Pradesh government, Prayagraj Mela Adhikari and Prayagraj Municipal Corporation for its exceptional urban waste management during the Maha Kumbh, the world's largest congregation, which witnessed an estimated footfall of 66 crore people during January and February this year, the ministry said. President Droupadi Murmu gave away the awards to the winners at an event which was attended by Union Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) Minister Manohar Lal and others. Talking about the 'Super Swachh League' city award category, an official in the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said Indore, Surat and Navi Mumbai have topped the list of cleanest cities in the last few years and set new parameters in the field of cleanliness. In total, 23 cities have entered the league. To promote new cities towards cleanliness, the 'Swachh Shahar' category has also been introduced, the official said, adding Ahmedabad has secured the first position, followed by Bhopal, Lucknow, Raipur, Jabalpur, Greater Hyderabad, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, GVMC Visakhapatnam, Agra and Ghaziabad. Among the top 40 cities with a population of over 10 lakhs, Chennai ranked 38th, Ludhiana 39th and Madurai 40th. Manohar Lal presented the award for Best Ganga Town to Prayagraj, followed by Varanasi and Kanpur. Secunderabad Cantonment was honoured as the Best Cantonment Board for its exemplary sanitation efforts, followed by Deolali Cantonment, MHOW Cantt, Ahmedabad Cantt and Kirkee Cantt. In the list of 58 Cantonment areas, Delhi Cantt ranked 30th, Shillong 56th, Agra 57th and Kanpur 58th. In the three to ten lakh population category under 'Swachh Shahar', Mira-Bhayandar has secured the first position while Bilaspur and Jamshedpur followed it in the next two spots. Madhya Pradesh's Dewas has bagged the first position in the 50,000 to three lakh population category and Karhad in Maharashtra and Karnal in Haryana ranked second and third respectively. GVMC Visakhapatnam, Jabalpur and Gorakhpur were declared Best Safai Mitra Surakshit Shehar for their outstanding commitment to the safety and dignity of sanitation workers. Speaking at the event, President Murmu complimented the HUA ministry for promoting the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (3R) approach and commended the waste-to-wealth memento presented to her. She commended the cities below one lakh population which have established excellent standards of 'swachhata' (cleanliness). She praised how the school interventions, initiatives for source segregation startups and zero waste colonies are making the resolve for Swachh Bharat stronger.
Indian Express
4 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Ahmedabad declared cleanest city in India in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 as Indore moves to ‘super league'
Ahmedabad was Thursday named the cleanest big city in the country in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 awards, followed by Bhopal and Lucknow. President Droupadi Murmu presented the award to Ahmedabad for being the top city among those with a population of 10 lakh or above during the awards ceremony in New Delhi. This year, the awards included a separate category of recognition for cities that had been in the top three of their categories in the previous three years. This new category, Super Swachh League Cities, included the previous winners Indore, Surat and Navi Mumbai. Last year, Indore and Surat were jointly recognised as the cleanest cities, with Indore maintaining its top position for the seventh consecutive time. In the category of cities with a population of 3 lakh to 10 lakh, Mira Bhayandar got the top spot, followed by Bilaspur and Jamshedpur in second and third place, respectively. The awards, instituted under the Swachh Bharat Mission under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, were started in 2016 with 73 cities. This year, 4,589 cities were covered in the survey that was held from April 2024 to March 2025. As per a government release, this year, the awards were presented across four categories: Super Swachh League Cities; top three clean cities in five population categories; Special category: Ganga Towns, Cantonment Boards, SafaiMitra Suraksha, Mahakumbh; and state level awards – promising clean city of state/UT. It also said that for the first time ever, cities were classified into five population-based categories: very small cities: 10 lakh population. Speaking at the event, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal said the ministry will launch a special one-year campaign to remediate legacy landfills on August 15.
