Indore is India’s cleanest city for the 5th year in a row

Indore has once again bagged the award for being India’s cleanest city of India. This is the fifth time in a row the city in Madhya Pradesh has won the award in the sixth edition of the event. Surat in Gujarat has retained its  second position this year as well. President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday announced the ‘Swachh Survekshan 2021’ awards in New Delhi.  Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri congratulated Indore and its “people, political leadership and municipal corporation,” among others.

Indore is India’s cleanest city for the 5th year in a row.
Heartiest congratulations to the people, political leadership, Municipal Corporation, Swachhagrahis & Safaimitras for their exemplary commitment towards keeping the city on top. @rashtrapatibhvn @ChouhanShivraj pic.twitter.com/ShLcbXkGzc

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) November 20, 2021

Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh has bagged the third position as the list. Vijaywada this time replaced Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra was hailed as the third cleanest city in India in 2020. Chhattisgarh has been awarded cleanest state in the annual cleanliness survey while Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh has won the cleanest Ganga town in the Swachh Survekshan 2021’ awards.

Addressing the function President Kovind said effective management of solid waste is essential to keep the cities clean. He said, the urban population of India, which was about 41 crore in 2014 will be more than 81 crore by 2050. He said, we must prepare for the future keeping in mind the huge challenges of urban sanitation. Kovind said, on 1st of October this year, Prime Minister has launched Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0 with the goal of making all cities waste-free by 2026. He emphasised that the responsibility of the success of this campaign lies with the government as well as all the citizens. He said we have to ensure that everyone segregates wet and dry waste at home.