This city bags India’s cleanest city for eighth time in a row, not Navi Mumbai, Noida, Chandigarh; it is…

Indore got crowned with the title of “India’s cleanest city” for the 8th time in a row in the Swachh Survekshan Awards. Indore yet again came first in the government’s annual cleanliness survey and was awarded with the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 award presented by President Droupadi Murmu. The Swachh Survekshan results were declared on Thursday and the top position was followed by Surat and Navi Mumbai.

Noida was also announced as the cleanest city among those with a population of 3-10 lakh. This was followed by Chandigarh and Mysore, respectively. The Award ceremony took place at an event held in New Delhi which was attended by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal and others while President Droupadi Murmu gave away the awards to the winners.

Cleanliness Drive in Lucknow

A cleanliness drive was conducted on July 10 across Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on the occasion of the 74th birthday of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. A cleanliness drive was also conducted by Sanitation workers and locals under the leadership of Lucknow Mayor Sushma Kharwal. According to reports by ANI, Lucknow Mayor Sushma Kharkwal said, “Today is the birthday of Lucknow’s popular parliamentarian and the country’s defence minister. Today, Lucknow is participating in a mega cleanliness campaign. This is a gift from the people of Lucknow to him.”

Swachh Survekshan Survey

Union government’s Swachh Bharat mission was launched with the aim to make a cleaner India and is considered as one of the big-ticket initiatives by the Narendra Modi. The Swachh Survekshan survey is at the very centre of this mission. This year, 78 prestigious awards were presented across 4 categories:

  • Super Swachh League Cities
  • Top 3 clean cities in 5 population categories
  • Special Category: Ganga Towns, Cantonment Boards, SafaiMitra Suraksha, Mahakumbh
  • State Level Awards – Promising clean city of State/UT.

The awards spotlight the theme of reduce, reuse, and recycle according to the ministry of housing & urban affairs. In a press release, the ministry said, “Over 3,000 assessors conducted thorough inspections in every ward across the country over a period of 45 days.”

 

 

 

 

 

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