Indore emerges as the Cleanest City of India
Top 10
- Bhopal,
- Visakhapatnam,
- Surat,
- Mysuru,
- Tiruchirapally,
- NDMC,
- Navi Mumbai,
- Vadodara,
- Chandigarh
Indore has emerged as the India’s
Cleanest City in the Swachh Survekshan-2017 conducted in 434 cities and
towns, the results of which were announced here today by the Minister of
Urban Development Shri M.Venakaiah Naidu. Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, Surat,
Mysuru, Tiruchirapally, New Delhi Municipal Council, Navi Mumbai,
Vadodara and Chandigarh are among the Top 10 clean cities in that order.
10 towns that came at the bottom of the 434 surveyed are; Gonda (UP)
ranked 434 followed by Bhusawal (Maharashtra), Bagaha (Bihar)- 433,
Hardoi (UP)-432, Katihar (Bihar)-431, Bahraich (UP)-429, Muktsar
(Punjab)-427, Muktsar (Punjab)-426 and Khurja (UP)-425. Announcing the
Survey Results, Shri Naidu described Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand
and Chattisgarh followed by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as the Movers
and Shakers for having significantly improved their rankings from that
of the Survey conducted in 2014 before the launch of Swachh Bharat
Mission in October, 2014. Swachh Survekshan conducted in 2016 covered 73
cities with over million population each besides capital cities. The
Minister further informed that in Swachh Surekshan-2017, all the cities
surveyed in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand have substantially improved
their rankings over that of 2016 and 2014. Gujarat did so in respect of
all cities excepting Rajkot and similar being the case in respect of
Chattisgarh except Bilaspur. In Telangana, only two cities have dropped
in rankings this year while it happened in respect of four cities in
Andhra Pradesh. Shri Naidu stated that a total of 14 States were
represented in the Top 50 clean cities with Gujarat accounting for 12,
followed Madhya Pradesh-11, Andhra Pradesh-8 and one each from
Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Sikkim and Uttar
Pradesh. 25 towns from Uttar Pradesh are ranked among the bottom 50
cities with followed by Rajasthan and Punjab with five each, two in
Maharashtra and one each from Haryana, Karnataka and Lashadweep.
Varanasi has however, improved its rank from 418 in 2014 to 32 this year
to become the Fastest Big City Mover in the North Zone. The Minister
said that UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab and Kerala need to substantially
step up efforts to improve sanitation standards in urban areas.
Faridabad in Haryana has improved its rank from 379 in 2014 to 88 this
year and has been awarded for being the ‘Fastest Mover’ among cities
with a population of above one million each. Shri Venkaiah Naidu
stressed that this year’s survey results are “Citizens’ Verdict” on
cleanliness in urban areas of the country with 37 lakh citizens’
enthusiastically providing feedback on cleanliness in 434 cities and
towns accounting for about 60% of the total urban population in the
country. He stated that such survey will be commissioned in all the
4,041 statutory towns and cities. Shri Naidu further referred to India
improving its position by 12 places in the global Travel and Tourism
Competitive Index and feedback from media persons as further
confirmation of improving sanitation in urban areas. Referring to Mysuru
in Karnataka which topped the ranks in 2016 and 2014 and ranked five in
this year’s survey, Shri Naidu asserted that in no way it meant that
cleanliness has declined in the city or the city government scaled down
its efforts. He explained that Mysuru scored over 87% out of the total
score of 2,000 in both 2017 and 2016 indicating that sanitation level
has not come down this year while other cities have scored over Mysuru.
“This spirit of competition is sought to be promoted through such
surveys to help cities know where they stand in absolute terms and in
relation to other cities as well” said the Minister. 38 cities were
awarded including the Top five clean cities at the national level,
cleanest cities and fastest movers in different zones in 5-10 lakh and
2-5 lakh population categories. Swachh Survekshan-2017 aimed at
capturing the outcomes on ground of the ongoing efforts to make urban
areas Open Defecation Free and to improve door-to-door collection,
processing and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste. Of the total score of
2,000, 900 marks were assigned for performance in respect of ODF and
solid waste management, 600 marks for Citizen Feedbak and 500 marks for
Independent Observation. Quality Council of India that conducted the
survey during January-February this year deployed 421 assessors for on
the site inspection of cleanliness in 434 cities and towns and another
55 for real time monitoring of progress of survey and field inspections.
Field inspectors used geo-tagged devices for collecting evidence in
real time of their inspection at 17,500 locations.
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