Vinit Wahi / AMN
Fifteen, 15 cities from across the country were today felicitated by the central government for their good work in different areas of sanitation and cleanliness. Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu presented trophies and mementos to these cities after announcing the results of ‘Swachh Sarvekshan-2016’ for their efforts to improve cleanliness in respective cities.
Of 73 cities which were surveyed for sanitation ranking, Mysore of Karnataka topped the list of clean cities for second time in a row. Chandigarh got the second position, Tiruchirapalli 3rd, New Delhi Municpal Council 4th and Visakhapatnam 5th. Surat was ranked 6th, Rajkot 7th, Gangtok 8th while Pimpri-Chindwad ranked 9th and Greater Mumbai got 10th position.
The government today said that four hundred cities in the country will achieve full open defecation free status by the end of December this year. Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu announced this during the Swachh Survekshan 2016 award function in New Delhi.
Dhanbad in Jharkhand was found dirtiest city in the country.
Mr Naidu said, out of the 400 cities, the maximum 79 cities are in Gujarat followed by 68 in Madhya Pradesh, 66 in Andhra Pradesh and 60 in Maharashtra. Mysuru tops the list of clean cities in the survey, Dhanbad ranks the lowest.
The survey was conducted to measure the impact of efforts under Swachh Bharat Mission for construction of toilets, solid waste management and service delivery level. The results are expected to go a long way in promoting the spirit of healthy competition among the cities about cleanliness.
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the government has set a target of constructing over one crore individual household toilets and over 2.5 lakh community toilet seats by 2nd October, 2019.
Top 10 Cleanest Cities:
Mysore
Chandigarh
Trichurapelli
New Delhi
Vishakapattnam
Surat
Rajkot
Gangtok
Pimpri Chinchwad
Greater Mumbai
Bottom 10:
Kalyan
Varanasi
Jamshedpur
Ghaziabad
Raipur
Meerut
Patna
Itanagar
Asansol
Dhanbad