Climbing up the Swachh ladder
2 years, 3 months ago

Climbing up the Swachh ladder

Hindustan Times  

The Swachh Bharat Survekshan began small in 2016 as a pilot project in 73 cities. The 2022 crown was won by Madhya Pradesh’s Indore for the sixth consecutive year; Gujrat’s Surat is at number 2; and Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra is third. The central Indian town’s back-to-back victories are a testimony to the vision of the Indore Municipal Corporation, its astute ground-level planning and the wholehearted participation of the citizenry and political leaders. While it is imperative to prevent fresh waste from reaching existing dumpsites, the cities must also deal with their legacy waste. According to the Centre for Science and Environment, the legacy waste management toolkit of all cities must include a proper waste management plan, ensure maximum utilisation of recovered fractions; reuse the reclaimed land, build the capacity of their officials and ensure the construction and operation of sanitary landfills.

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Building on the gains of Swachh Bharat Mission
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Building on the gains of Swachh Bharat Mission

Hindustan Times  

Swachh Bharat Mission is set to complete 10 years. But now the Mission faces the more slippery world of solid and liquid waste management, compared to the provision of low flush, twin-pit toilets across needy communities. Only 248 of the cities have broadly reached the parameters of Garbage Free Cities covering aspects of collection, segregation, storage, scientific processing, cleaning of …

Swachh survey: Be ready for assessment, Odisha govt tells ULBs
7 months ago

Swachh survey: Be ready for assessment, Odisha govt tells ULBs

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has asked all its urban local bodies to remain prepared for Swachh Survekshan 2024 field assessment of the progress they have made in cleanliness and other parameters. Officials in Housing and Urban Development department said as per the direction of the national mission director of Swachh Bharat Mission Roopa Mishra, the state mission director, municipal commissioners …

In Surat’s turnaround in sanitation, a story of hope
11 months ago

In Surat’s turnaround in sanitation, a story of hope

Hindustan Times  

The ascendance of Surat as the cleanest city in India, announced last month, has multiple narratives. First, it makes the chaotic task of city sanitation an achievable goal for India’s 5,000 urban local bodies. The cleanest city tag is no longer the exclusive preserve of Indore, which lifted the crown with predictable regularity soon after Swachh Survekshan was instituted by …

2023 Swachh Survekshan: Mohali bounces back strongly; leaps 31 spots to secure 82nd position
1 year ago

2023 Swachh Survekshan: Mohali bounces back strongly; leaps 31 spots to secure 82nd position

Hindustan Times  

Having dropped to the 113th rank last year, Mohali made a strong comeback by climbing 31 spots to secure the 82nd position among 446 cities with a population over 1 lakh in the 2023 Swachh Survekshan rankings. Mohali senior deputy mayor Amrik Singh Somal, along with the MC commissioner Navjot Kaur, joint commissioner Kiran Sharma and assistant commissioner Manpreet Singh, …

Indore again named as ‘cleanest city’ in India for seventh time in a row. Check full list
1 year ago

Indore again named as ‘cleanest city’ in India for seventh time in a row. Check full list

Hindustan Times  

Indore and Surat were jointly declared the cleanest cities in India in the Swachh Survekshan Awards-2023, presented by President Droupadi Murmu at the Bharat Mandapam on Thursday. For the eighth edition of the survey, 3,000 assessors fanned out across 4,500 cities to record a city’s performance on 46 parameters, including waste collection, inclusive toilets and improved plastic waste management. Launching …

Chennai ranked 199 among 446 cities in Swachh Survekshan
1 year ago

Chennai ranked 199 among 446 cities in Swachh Survekshan

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation has been ranked 199 among 446 cities in the country in Swachh Survekshan. The team visited the city to study various aspects, including sweeping in residential and commercial areas, spitting in public spaces, open urination, cleanliness of waterbodies, cleanliness of parks and schools. The team also assessed handling of hazardous waste, material recovery facilities and waste …

Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 | Surat, Indore are the cleanest cities
1 year ago

Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 | Surat, Indore are the cleanest cities

The Hindu  

Surat in Gujarat and Indore in Madhya Pradesh were on Thursday jointly declared cleanest cities of the country at the annual clean city awards 2023 of the Union Urban Affairs Ministry. The list of top 10 cleanest cities with a population of more than one lakh also includes Greater Visakhapatnam, Bhopal, Vijayawada, New Delhi, Tirupati, Greater Hyderabad and Pune. In …

Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023: Indore, Surat ‘cleanest cities’ in India
1 year ago

Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023: Indore, Surat ‘cleanest cities’ in India

Hindustan Times  

Indore and Surat were declared the joint cleanest cities of India as part of the Swachh Survekshan Awards presented by President Draupadi Murmu on Thursday. President Droupadi Murmu presents the ‘All India Clean City - Rank 1’ award to Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Swachh Survekshan, conducted by the union ministry of housing and urban affairs under the Swachh Bharat Urban Mission …

Mysuru working to improve its ‘Swachh Survekshan’ ranking
2 years, 2 months ago

Mysuru working to improve its ‘Swachh Survekshan’ ranking

The Hindu  

Mysuru will be shoring up its waste disposal capabilities by adding two new solid waste treatment plant apart from a construction and demolition waste recycling plants within six months. Dr. Nagaraj said the four-year-old legacy waste in Vidyaranyapuram and the mounting debris on roads seem to have brought down the Swachh Survekshan ranking of the city by a noticeable margin. …

Hyderabad jumps to 26 in Swacch Sarvekshan rankings
2 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad jumps to 26 in Swacch Sarvekshan rankings

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad improved its position in the Swachh Survekshan rankings from last year’s 37 to 26 in the latest list of top 100 urban local bodies based on total score. President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday released the rankings of the Centre’s annual cleanliness survey Secunderabad was adjudged the best city in ‘citizen feedback’ category while Badangpet was deemed the cleanest …

Punjab should take tips from Andhra for moving up the ‘Swachhta’ ladder
2 years, 4 months ago

Punjab should take tips from Andhra for moving up the ‘Swachhta’ ladder

Hindustan Times  

Even as cities in Punjab are struggling to climb the rankings in Swachh Sarvekshan – an annual survey of hygiene, cleanliness and sanitation across India- its partner state under ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat’ Andhra Pradesh has set an example with three of its cities featuring in top 10 cleanest cities in the country in the last year’s nationwide survey under …

Karnal MC launches special drive to improve Swachh Survekshan ranking
3 years ago

Karnal MC launches special drive to improve Swachh Survekshan ranking

Hindustan Times  

Having slipped to 86th rank in the Swachh Survekshan from the 17th position last year, the Karnal municipal corporation has launched a special campaign to improve cleanliness in the city. Officials monitoring the project said the parameters for the competition will be based on toilet cleanliness, waste management, compost pit, management of single use plastic and zero waste and 625 …

Swachh Survekshan award: Govt declares India’s cleanest cities, states for 2021. Check full list
3 years, 1 month ago

Swachh Survekshan award: Govt declares India’s cleanest cities, states for 2021. Check full list

Live Mint  

A slew of cities and states have grabbed the center's Swachh Survekshan Awards, presented by President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. In terms of cleanest states, the second position in the 'cleanest states' category of the Swachh Survekshan Award 2021' was secured by Maharashtra, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Noida grabbed two awards under the …

Swachh Survekshan 2021: Chandigarh sees big fall in ranking; dumped at 66th position
3 years, 1 month ago

Swachh Survekshan 2021: Chandigarh sees big fall in ranking; dumped at 66th position

India Today  

Chandigarh got a thumbs down in the Swachh Survekshan 2021 rankings, whose results were declared on Saturday. According to a report published in the Hindustan Times, a dysfunctional waste processing plant, slow progress in legacy mining and segregation at source yet to be fully achieved could have contributed to the poor ranking. City's score fell sharply Chandigarh had ranked 16th …

Chandigarh gets thumbs down in Swachh Survekshan 2021
3 years, 1 month ago

Chandigarh gets thumbs down in Swachh Survekshan 2021

Hindustan Times  

A dysfunctional waste processing plant, slow progress in legacy mining and segregation at source still to be fully achieved — all these factors pushed the City Beautiful further down the Swachh Survekshan rankings. Overall, Chandigarh stands at 66th position out of 4,320 cities that were covered in various categories under Swachh Survekshan 2021. Chandigarh gets thumbs down in Swachh Survekshan …

Swachh Survekshan 2021: Chhattisgarh retains title of cleanest state, Indore, Surat cleanest cities
3 years, 1 month ago

Swachh Survekshan 2021: Chhattisgarh retains title of cleanest state, Indore, Surat cleanest cities

India Today  

Indore was adjudged India's cleanest city for the fifth time in a row in the central government's annual cleanliness awards while Chhattisgarh retained the first position in the state category. READ: Indore declared India's cleanest city for fifth time in a row Although Indore and Surat retained their positions in the 'Swachh Survekshan Awards 2021', Navi Mumbai lost its third …

Annual cleanliness survey is out - Check how your city is ranked
3 years, 1 month ago

Annual cleanliness survey is out - Check how your city is ranked

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Indore was adjudged India's cleanest city for the fifth time in a row in the Central government's annual cleanliness survey, the results of which were announced on Saturday. The second and third positions in the 'cleanest city' category of the 'Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021' were secured by Surat and Vijayawada, respectively. From the southern states, cities from Telugu …

Indore, India's cleanest city is now country's first 'water plus' city
3 years, 5 months ago

Indore, India's cleanest city is now country's first 'water plus' city

India TV News  

Indore, the country's cleanest city, has now been declared the first "water plus" city of India under the Swachh Survekshan 2021, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said. Informing about the work done to achieve this tag, Indore district collector Manish Singh said, "According to the guidelines of Water Plus Protocol of Swachh Survekshan, 1,746 public and 5,624 domestic …

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Full rankings, check here to see if your city is on the list
4 years, 4 months ago

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Full rankings, check here to see if your city is on the list

India Today  

The results of the fifth edition of the nationwide annual cleanliness survey, 'Swachh Survekshan 2020,' are out and Madhya Pradesh's Indore has yet again made it as India's cleanest city. While Indore has been named as India’s cleanest city for the fourth time in a row, Gujarat's Surat emerged as India’s second cleanest city, followed by Navi Mumbai which bagged …

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore is India's cleanest city for 4th year in a row; Surat 2nd, Navi Mumbai 3rd
4 years, 4 months ago

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore is India's cleanest city for 4th year in a row; Surat 2nd, Navi Mumbai 3rd

India TV News  

Swachh Survekshan 2020 awards have been announced and Indore became India's cleanest city for the fourth year in a row. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced the Swachh Survekshan 2020 result at the Award Ceremony ‘Swachh Mahotsav’ in the national capital being organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Indore is India’s cleanest city 4th year in a …

Swachha: Working towards creating zero waste future'
5 years, 10 months ago

Swachha: Working towards creating zero waste future'

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Bengaluru, which was once called the ‘Garden City’, earned its infamous sobriquet ‘garbage city’ in 2012. While the BBMP woke up to the crisis only in 2012, a Bengaluru-based NGO, Swachha Eco-Solutions, has been working quietly since 2008, stressing on segregation and converting discarded plastics into useful products, like farm-use irrigation pipes and tiles. Mr Rajesh Babu, co-founder of …

67 lakh household toilets in Delhi by 2019-end: Minister
6 years, 4 months ago

67 lakh household toilets in Delhi by 2019-end: Minister

The Quint  

New Delhi, Sep 4 Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that Delhi's civic bodies will construct five lakh community and 67 lakh household toilets by the end of 2019. He also said that unlike previous years, 'Swachh Survekshan 2019' will encourage large-scale citizen participation and sustainability of initiatives to make towns and cities garbage-free …

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