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A dirty town can be unwelcoming and so have a significant negative impact on tourism. Cleanliness is essential if cities leave a good impression on visitors. Some Indian cities have already succeeded in upholding cleanliness and hygienic conditions throughout their towns and districts. Swachh Survekshan, a yearly survey carried out by the Ministry of Accommodation and Urban Development, has documented these cities.
Key Takeaways
- The largest urban sanitation and hygiene survey in the world, Swachh Survekshan, has been carried out since 2016 by the Ministry of Accommodation and Urban Development.
- For the sixth consecutive year, Indore was named the healthiest city in the Swachh Survekshan Honours 2022.
- The following two positions were filled by Surat and Navi Mumbai. At the Swachh Survekshan 2022 award ceremony held at Talkatora Arena in New Delhi today, the president of India Droupadi Murmu presented medals to the winners of the cleanliness States and localities.
- Haridwar, Banaras, and Rishikesh were the most pristine areas under the section of localities having a population of much more than one lakh people. Bijnor, ranked initially in the Ganga towns, has less than 100,000 citizens. Then come Kannauj and Garhmukhteshwar, respectively.
- Villages around the nation were free of faeces five years later. President of India Droupadi Murmu and Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, awarded the winners with their prizes during a ceremony that was held here on Saturday
Swachh Survekshan
The Department of Infrastructure and Urban Development has already been carrying out research on Swachh Survekshan, the world’s most significant urban cleanliness and sanitation poll released in 2017. According to the government, Swachh Survekshan seems to have been essential in instilling a sense of cleanliness of the beneficial competition between urban areas and cities to enhance their ability to provide citizens with services and create healthier societies. It strives to promote widespread citizen involvement and promote consciousness in all aspects of the community regarding the worth of cooperating to make cities and towns superior locations to reside.
The steadily rising number of cities demonstrates the size of Swachh Survekshan over time. The 7th edition of Swacch Bharat Survekshan, which surveyed 73 major cities in 2016, 434 cities in 2017, and 4,355 cities in 2018, has grown to become the most extensive urban sanitation survey in the world. more than 9 cr of public responses were collected in this year’s poll with the “People First” theme, a significant increase over the 5 crores collected in 2016.
Indore is India's cleanest city
The Swachh Survekshan Honours 2022 recognised Indore as the healthiest place for the sixth year in a list. Surat and Navi Mumbai landed in the final two spots. President of India Droupadi Murmu gave medals to the winners of the cleanliness States and localities at the Swachh Survekshan 2022 award event held today at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi. In addition, Indore received a rating of seven stars and became the first non-garbage city in India. At the same time, five stars were awarded to Surat, Bhopal, Navi Mumbai, Mysuru, and Tirupati. The top two major cities this year remained Indore and Surat, with Vijaywada falling to fourth behind Navi Mumbai.
Surprisingly, Madhya Pradesh won the title of the cleanest state, surpassing Chhattisgarh, which had held it for the 3 preceding seasons. Maharashtra received the third spot. Tripura has risen to the top among the states with 100 or fewer urban local bodies, per the poll’s findings.
The top three cities with populations under one lakh were Patan (NP) in Chhattisgarh, Karad in Maharashtra, and Panchgani in Maharashtra. The Survekshan has expanded from evaluating 73 locations in 2016 to 4,354 cities this year. A record-breaking rise from the 5 cores collected the year before, more than 9 cr of residents commented.
The greenest Ganga towns in the classification of cities with more than 1 lakh inhabitants were Haridwar, Banaras, and Rishikesh. Among River cities with fewer than 1 lakh inhabitants, Bijnor came first. The following are, respectively, Kannauj and Garhmukhteshwar.
According to the poll, the cantonment board in Deolali, Maharashtra, was the cleanest in the nation. Kaushal Kishore also expressed his congratulations to the winning cities and States, as well as to the Federal Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep S. Puri, and the Secretary of State for Housing and Urban Affairs.
The prize presentation handed out 160 awards during the day in a range of categories to recognise the great urban areas/cities that contribute to swachhata, regions, and federal regions as just a result of Swachh Survekshan, as well as acknowledgements for garbage collection.
Award for six consecutive years
Indore has been recognised as India’s cleanest city for the 6th year in a row. While Madhya Pradesh was named the best-performing state, Navi Mumbai and Surat placed second and third, respectively, in the annual hygiene study conducted by the Central government. Madhya Pradesh is followed by Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra on the list of top-performing states for the “Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022,” respectively. The top spot went to Chhattisgarh the year before. The top three states with less than 100 urban local bodies are Tripura, Jharkhand, and Uttarakhand. The top two cities, Surat and Indore, retained their positions, but Vijayawada fell to fourth place, trailing Navi Mumbai.
President Murmu presented the prize
As part of the Swachh Bharat Diwas commemorating Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, the President of India Droupadi Murmu will deliver six awards, including SSG (Swachh Survekshan Gramin) 2022, Sujlam 1.0. and Swachhta Hi Sewa 2022. The organisation is in command of implementing the two key projects of the national government, SBM-G (Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin) and JJM (Jal Jeevan Mission).
The SBM-G was put into action on October 2, 2014, to eliminate open defecation. The nation’s communities were all free of faeces 5 years back. At a ceremony conducted here on Saturday, the President of India Droupadi Murmu and Hardeep Singh Puri, the Federal Minister for Housing and Urban Development, also gave the winners their prizes. The top two cities with populations under one lakh were Patan in India and Panchgani in Maharashtra.
