Indore gets the title of the cleanest city for the fourth time

Indore was declared India’s cleanest city for the fourth time successively while Surat and Navi Mumbai placed the second and third positions respectively. Results of its annual cleanliness survey announced by the Centre on Thursday.

Varanasi is declared the “Best Ganga Town” in the country followed by Kanpur, Munger, Prayagraj, and Haridwar, and Chhattisgarh was given the “Cleanest State” award and New Delhi Municipal Council as “India’s Cleanest National Capital”.

The Swachh Survekshan awards 2020 was announced by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at a ceremony where 129 awards were given in different categories.

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News source: The economic times

Update by Swarolipi Chatterjee