Navi Mumbai tops cleanliness survey; Surat and Vijayawada follow

New Delhi: Navi Mumbai has secured the top position as the cleanest city in the Central government’s annual cleanliness survey, followed by Surat and Vijayawada.

In the 3-10 lakh population category, Ujjain emerged as the cleanest city, followed by Chandigarh and Guntur.

However, Indore, which had been ranked the cleanest city for eight consecutive years, does not figure among the top-ranked cities this year.

President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards to the winners at an event held here.

Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa secured the first position among the cleanest riverfront towns, followed by Bilaspur and Varanasi in second and third positions, respectively.

In the 10 lakh-plus population category, Greater Visakhapatnam emerged as the cleanest city, followed by Jabalpur and Lucknow.

According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, Puri secured the first position in the Swachh Coastal Town category, followed by Alappuzha in Kerala and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.

Rudrapur emerged as the cleanest Himalayan city, while Jammu secured the second position in the category.