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LMC bags award for public participation in cleanliness drive

The award recognises LMC’s performance in prompt complaint resolution, real-time monitoring by the DCCC

LMC bags top state award for public participation in cleanliness drive (Sourced)

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Published on Apr 05, 2025 06:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Swachh Survekshan: After Mahakumbh work, Praygaraj civic authorities hope for better ranking

Efforts have begun to undertake a major sanitation and cleanliness exercise across the city, civic officials said

Sanitation workers picking up waste from a collection centre in Prayagraj on Thursday (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 20, 2025 09:03 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Prayagraj

Chandigarh MC slaps 165 challans for violation of solid waste rules

Of the total 165 violators, 43 were fined for using plastic carry bags, 68 for littering, 52 for non-segregation of waste, and one each for construction and demolition waste, and horticulture waste; challans ranging between ₹500 to ₹20,000 were imposed on different categories of defaulters

Many shopkeepers were found violating the municipal solid waste rules during the inspection drive of Chandigarh MC. (HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 16, 2025 07:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Noida: Sector 117 launches drive for Swachh Survekshan 2025

The final phase (field assessment) of this 9th edition of the cleanliness survey is being carried out from February 15 to March 31, 2025

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Published on Mar 05, 2025 06:32 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

MCG fines 4 sanitation firms ₹7.4L for lapses in waste mgmt

MCG’s inspection teams found garbage dumped on roadsides in areas managed by the penalised contractors.

Besides penalising contractors, MCG is also working on enhancing waste collection efficiency, increasing the number of garbage collection vehicles, and ensuring timely door-to-door waste pickup. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 04, 2025 07:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Gurugram

Lucknow struggles to improve Swachh ranking

From 12th spot in the 2020 and 2021 surveys, Lucknow’s position slipped to 17th in 2022 and 44th in the 2023 edition.

An old photo of the Shivri waste plant. Officials said the city lost points in the last year’s survey as no private agency was available to manage the garbage disposal at Shivri (File)

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Published on Feb 20, 2025 06:26 AM IST

ByAnimesh Mishra, Lucknow

A super league competition for top ranked cities in Swachh Survekshan

Khattar launched the toolkit for 9th edition of Swachh Survekshan (SS), the world’s largest urban cleanliness survey

Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar said this year, the ministry was introducing the Super Swachh League, spotlighting 12 cities leading the way in cleanliness. (X/mlkhattar)

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Published on Jan 17, 2025 10:59 PM IST

BySoumya Chatterjee

Mohali aims to clean up legacy waste in a year

CM Bhagwant Mann has sought the progress and functioning report of the Mohali MC, including revenue, expenditure and the status of the ongoing processing of the remaining waste at the Phase-8B dumping site

Major chaos had erupted in June after the then local bodies secretary Ajoy Sharma directed the Mohali MC to stop dumping waste at the Phase-8B landfill in the wake of Punjab and Haryana high court’s directions to adopt bioremediation measures at the site, where a mountain of legacy waste is visible even at a distance. (HT Photo)

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Published on Oct 30, 2024 11:22 AM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Noida to rope in NGO to help city better its rank in Swachh survey

Noida was judged the 14th cleanest city in the country in Swachh Survekshan 2023, the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA), in coordination with the Quality Council of India, under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U)

A Noida authority worker cleaning dust from a road using a mechanical sweeping machine. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Oct 17, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

Chandigarh MC fetes cleanliness warriors on Gandhi Jayanti

Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, chief guest at the event, emphasised the invaluable contributions of the SafaiMitras and expressed deep appreciation for their honesty and dedication

Punjab governer Gulab Chand Kataria during Swachh Utsav at Rani Laxmi Bai Mahila Bhawan, Sector 38, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Oct 03, 2024 09:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Chandigarh MC to form special squad for better Swachh Survekshan ranking

The Chandigarh mayor, during a review meeting, asked the officials concerned to constitute a team of officers, including all wings of MC, to check violations; defaulters will be challaned on the spot as per the norms, he said

Dhalor suggested to organise monthly awareness camps in villages, colonies and slums, including all peripheral areas of city, to create awareness regarding Swachh Survekshan and its parameters. (HT File)

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Updated on Sep 07, 2024 09:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

The whats, whys and hows of India's first city water management competition

How the Union government’s fostering of competition among states and UTs through awards can go a long way in improving water management in India’s urban areas

Cities, states and union territories have been judged based on access, coverage, quality at water treatment plants and households,(AFP)

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Updated on Mar 02, 2024 07:21 PM IST

BySoumya Chatterjee

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

By 2047, about half of India’s population will reside in urban areas. These areas need to be kept clean.

Outside view of the Surat Airport(Narendra Modi/X)

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Published on Feb 09, 2024 10:09 PM IST

ByAkshay Rout

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

In more accolades, Mohali secured the top spot in Punjab among 16 cities with over 1 lakh population; wven on the certifications front, it secured a one-star rating in the Garbage Free Cities (GFC) certification, compared to a zero score last year

Mohali senior deputy mayor Amrik Singh Somal, along with the MC commissioner Navjot Kaur, joint commissioner Kiran Sharma and assistant commissioner Manpreet Singh, received the “state-level” category award from Manoj Joshi, secretary, Union ministry of housing and urban affairs at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Thursday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 12, 2024 10:46 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Waste collection gains pace in Chandigarh, but disposal still stuck in slow lane

After Chandigarh climbed to 12th spot last year from 16th in 2021, the municipal corporation is hoping to break into top 3 cities after several waste management initiatives

As the long-term projects for waste management projects of Chandigarh municipal corporation are months away from getting operational, unprocessed wet waste is being dumped at the Dadumajra landfill. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Updated on Aug 25, 2023 01:43 PM IST

ByMandeep Kaur Narula, Chandigarh

Littered waste greets Swachh Survekshan team in Mohali

Last year, Mohali’s rank in the annual cleanliness survey had dropped to 81, 32 positions down from 113 in 2021

Garbage strewn around near GMADA’s Purab Premium Apartments in Sector 88. (Sanjeev Sharma/HT)

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Updated on Aug 24, 2023 02:46 AM IST

ByMohit Khanna, Mohali

Eyeing to improve swachhta ranking, Ludhiana MC installs plastic shredder

The shredder which will be used to re-use the plastic waste for road construction has been installed at a cost of ₹3.75 lakh

MC commissioner Shena Aggarwal inspecting the plastic shredder installed in the hot mix plant of MC on Hambran road in Ludhiana on Monday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 05, 2023 11:56 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Navi Mumbai, Panvel, Thane civic bodies top in beautification

While the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), which is a C category civic body, and the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC), a D category civic body, have topped their categories in the state government’s ‘City Beautification and Cleanliness Competition 2022’

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Updated on Apr 21, 2023 12:36 AM IST

ByG Mohiuddin Jeddy

Swachh Survekshan 2022: Tripura is a top performer in this list

Among the states with fewer than 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Tripura has ranked first in the seventh edition of the Swachh Survekshan.

The Swachh Survekshan is an annual survey of sanitation, hygiene, and cleanliness in Indian villages, cities, and towns. (Representational Image)(HT File Photo)

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Published on Oct 01, 2022 09:20 PM IST

Written by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao | Edited by Swati Bhasin

Delhi: North MCD ropes in private consultant to improve Swachh ranking

In the 2021 Swachh Survekshan list, North MCD ranked 45 among the 48 local bodies in the country with over one million population

Among Delhi’s local bodies, the North MCD was assessed to be the worst performing corporation in the last sanitation survey. (Picture for representation only/PTI)

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Updated on Dec 27, 2021 03:09 AM IST

ByParas Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Swachh rankings: AAP blames BJP for poor show by Delhi MCDs

AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday said that all the three BJP-ruled MCDs have failed disastrously, and have not even been able to make it to the top 20 in the swachh rankings by the central government

New Delhi, Sep 04 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj addresses a press conference against the MCD issue at Rouse Avenue, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo) (Mehavish Siddiqui)

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Updated on Nov 22, 2021 02:17 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Swachh Survekshan: NDMC declared cleanest city in 1-3 lakh population category

NDMC improved on its 2020 ranking, when it clinched the third spot in the survey, even as the North MCD fell from 43rd to 45th on the rankings, out of 48 cities, while the East MCD climbed from 46 last year to 40 this year

The New Delhi Municipal Council administers the Lutyens’ Delhi area. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Nov 21, 2021 02:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Swachh Survekshan 2021: Indore bags cleanest city tag for fifth consecutive year

The results of the survey were announced by President Ram Nath Kovind, who gave away the awards in the presence of Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri and others at the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday

President Ram Nath Kovind and Union minister of housing and urban affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri, confer Swachh Survekshan Award 2021 to Indore, the cleanest city, for the 5th consecutive year, at Swachh Amrit Mahotsav, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI)

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Updated on Nov 21, 2021 02:38 AM IST

BySweta Goswami, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Indore declared cleanest city in India for 5th time in a row

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.

Indore beat Surat for second year in a row to become India's cleanest city.(HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Nov 20, 2021 06:53 PM IST

Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

‘Swachh Survekshan 2021’: President Kovind to award 342 cleanest cities shortly

The event to felicitate the cities, ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ is being organised by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MOHUA) and would take place at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital.

The cities are usually rated using a star system and this year, 342 cities, an increase from 56 in 2018, would be given certificates under some star rating.(HT File Photo | Representational image)

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Updated on Nov 20, 2021 11:31 AM IST

Byhindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Swachh Survekshan Grameen: Cleanliness survey for villages to be launched today

Swachh Survekshan Grameen: The Jal Shakti ministry said 17,475 villages in 698 districts of the country will be covered by the cleanliness survey. Around 87,250 public places, such as schools, Anganwadi centres, public health centres, markets, religious places will be visited for the survey.

Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2021: A cleanliness survey for villages across India is to be launched today. The ambitious programme, under the Swachh Bharat Mission, aims to boost the central government's push for Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus status for villages. (File Photo)

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Published on Sep 09, 2021 05:20 AM IST

PTI |

Swachh Survekshan 2021: Indore gets ready with 'unique' wall paintings

Indore has got the cleanest city award four times already.

Indore gets ready for the Swachh Survekshan 2021.(Twitter/@ANI)

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Published on Feb 05, 2021 01:52 PM IST

ANI |

Shimla ranks 65th in Swachh Survekshan 2020, cleanest town in Himachal

In the 2019 survey, Shimla was ranked 128th in the list. No other town in the state figures among the top 100 cleanest cities.

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Updated on Aug 20, 2020 09:23 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Dharamshala | ByNaresh K Thakur, Dharamshala:

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Indore ranked cleanest city for the fourth consecutive year

The announcement of this year’s results was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Navi Mumbai ranked third in Swachh Survekshan 2020 in the country.(Bachchan Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 20, 2020 03:18 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnisha Dutta

Indore’s fourth consecutive win, tops Swachh Survekshan 2020

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Mysuru had won the award for the cleanest city of India in the first edition of the survey, while Indore has retained the top position for three consecutive years (2017,2018, 2019).

Mysuru had won the award for the cleanest city of India in the first edition of the Swachh Survekshan survey(Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Aug 20, 2020 12:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi

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The award recognises LMC’s performance in prompt complaint resolution, real-time monitoring by the DCCC

Efforts have begun to undertake a major sanitation and cleanliness exercise across the city, civic officials said

Of the total 165 violators, 43 were fined for using plastic carry bags, 68 for littering, 52 for non-segregation of waste, and one each for construction and demolition waste, and horticulture waste; challans ranging between ₹500 to ₹20,000 were imposed on different categories of defaulters

The final phase (field assessment) of this 9th edition of the cleanliness survey is being carried out from February 15 to March 31, 2025

MCG’s inspection teams found garbage dumped on roadsides in areas managed by the penalised contractors.

From 12th spot in the 2020 and 2021 surveys, Lucknow’s position slipped to 17th in 2022 and 44th in the 2023 edition.

Khattar launched the toolkit for 9th edition of Swachh Survekshan (SS), the world’s largest urban cleanliness survey

CM Bhagwant Mann has sought the progress and functioning report of the Mohali MC, including revenue, expenditure and the status of the ongoing processing of the remaining waste at the Phase-8B dumping site

Noida was judged the 14th cleanest city in the country in Swachh Survekshan 2023, the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA), in coordination with the Quality Council of India, under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U)

Punjab governor and UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, chief guest at the event, emphasised the invaluable contributions of the SafaiMitras and expressed deep appreciation for their honesty and dedication

The Chandigarh mayor, during a review meeting, asked the officials concerned to constitute a team of officers, including all wings of MC, to check violations; defaulters will be challaned on the spot as per the norms, he said

How the Union government’s fostering of competition among states and UTs through awards can go a long way in improving water management in India’s urban areas

By 2047, about half of India’s population will reside in urban areas. These areas need to be kept clean.

In more accolades, Mohali secured the top spot in Punjab among 16 cities with over 1 lakh population; wven on the certifications front, it secured a one-star rating in the Garbage Free Cities (GFC) certification, compared to a zero score last year

After Chandigarh climbed to 12th spot last year from 16th in 2021, the municipal corporation is hoping to break into top 3 cities after several waste management initiatives

Last year, Mohali’s rank in the annual cleanliness survey had dropped to 81, 32 positions down from 113 in 2021

The shredder which will be used to re-use the plastic waste for road construction has been installed at a cost of ₹3.75 lakh

While the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC), which is a C category civic body, and the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC), a D category civic body, have topped their categories in the state government’s ‘City Beautification and Cleanliness Competition 2022’

Among the states with fewer than 100 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Tripura has ranked first in the seventh edition of the Swachh Survekshan.

In the 2021 Swachh Survekshan list, North MCD ranked 45 among the 48 local bodies in the country with over one million population

AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday said that all the three BJP-ruled MCDs have failed disastrously, and have not even been able to make it to the top 20 in the swachh rankings by the central government

NDMC improved on its 2020 ranking, when it clinched the third spot in the survey, even as the North MCD fell from 43rd to 45th on the rankings, out of 48 cities, while the East MCD climbed from 46 last year to 40 this year

The results of the survey were announced by President Ram Nath Kovind, who gave away the awards in the presence of Union housing and urban affairs minister Hardeep Singh Puri and others at the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’, at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday

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.

The event to felicitate the cities, ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ is being organised by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MOHUA) and would take place at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital.

Swachh Survekshan Grameen: The Jal Shakti ministry said 17,475 villages in 698 districts of the country will be covered by the cleanliness survey. Around 87,250 public places, such as schools, Anganwadi centres, public health centres, markets, religious places will be visited for the survey.

Indore has got the cleanest city award four times already.

In the 2019 survey, Shimla was ranked 128th in the list. No other town in the state figures among the top 100 cleanest cities.

The announcement of this year’s results was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Swachh Survekshan 2020: Mysuru had won the award for the cleanest city of India in the first edition of the survey, while Indore has retained the top position for three consecutive years (2017,2018, 2019).

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