Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023: Indore Ranked India’s Cleanest City For 7th Year In A Row

India Government’s Annual Cleanliness Survey Has Adjudged Maharashtra As The Cleanest State In India. Maharashtra Is Followed By Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. Indore, Surat Named Cleanest Cities In Swachh Survekshan Awards...

Zaheer Hussain
January 12, 2024
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India Government’s Annual Cleanliness Survey Has Adjudged Maharashtra As The Cleanest State In India. Maharashtra Is Followed By Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. Indore, Surat Named Cleanest Cities In Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023.

Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 Indore Ranked India’s Cleanest City, For 7^th Year In A Row

Why In The News?

India Government’s Annual Cleanliness Survey Has Adjudged Maharashtra As The Cleanest State In India. Maharashtra Is Followed By Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. Indore, Surat Named Cleanest Cities In Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023.
Chandigarh Won The Award For The City Having The Best Safety Standards For Sanitation Workers SafaiMitra Surakshit Shehar. Varanasi Was Named The Cleanest “Ganga Town”.

Indore Maintains Its Streak In Annual Rankings

The Methodology For Measuring Cleanliness Rests On Two Main Criteria Citizen Feedback And Field Assessment. When The Awards First Began In 2016, Indore Ranked At Number 25.
A Sustainable System Of Garbage Collection, Processing And Disposal Has Been Developed In Indore. The City’s Consecutive Success In The National Cleanliness Survey Is Based On This Strong Foundation.
Indore Targeted The Various Indicators Mapped In The Survey Early On. A Slew Of Measures Included Changes To The Sanitation And Waste Collection System, As Well As Popularizing These Initiatives Among Citizens To Build Better Habits Around Sanitation.

Segregation And Disposal Of Waste: Terminating The Private Contract Given For The Collection And Disposal Of Solid Waste, Nagar Nigam Took On This Work And Drew New Strategies.
The Routes Of Municipality Garbage Disposal Vehicles Were Changed Such That They Directly Collected Waste Dry And Wet Separated From The Households.
NGOs Were Also Involved And Went Door-to-door To Make People Aware Of Handing Over Their Garbage Directly To The Municipality Vehicles, For A Monthly Charge For Each Household.
Installing New Toilets, Dustbins: The NGOs Also Did The Groundwork For Identifying Areas In The City In Need Of Urinals And Toilets To Tackle The Challenge Of Open Defecation Also Checked Under The Survey.
Building Habits Among Citizens: Success Can Also Be Attributed To People’s Participation In The Campaign. IMC Held About 400 Meetings Of Citizens And Administered The Oath Of Cleanliness To More Than Four Lakh People.
The IMC Also Issued Spot Fines From Rs 250 To Rs 500 Against People Spitting On Roads, Urinating In The Open, Or Littering.

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Zaheer Hussain

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