New Delhi: Mysore was ranked first in terms of cleanliness again after 2014, followed by Chandigarh, Tiruchirappalli and NDMC area of the national capital, according to a QCI survey.
The rankings of the Swachh Survekshan, conducted by Quality Council of India (QCI), were announced by urban development minister Venkaiah Naidu here.
Visakhapatnam, Surat, Rajkot, Gangtok, Pimpri-Chindwad (Maharashtra) were also among the top ten clean cities.
The least clean cities included Dhanbad, Asansol, Itanagar, Patna, Meerut, Raipur, Ghaziabad, Jamshedpur, Varanasi and Kalyan Dombivili.
As part of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, the survey was commissioned across 73 cities, including 51 cities that have a population of over 10 lakh each and 22 capital cities that do not have that much population.
Naidu said cities from south and west continue to do well overall but those in other parts of the country, particularly in the north are beginning to catch up with the traditional leaders.
“This is meant to help the cities know where they stand in absolute terms and in relation to others besides what more needs to be done by each city to ensure sanitation. In that sense, the survey is more holistic, participatory, purposeful and meaningful for future guidance and evolving course of action,” he said.
Naidu said the results of the survey were analysed to identify top leaders, aspiring leaders, cities where accelerated efforts need to be made and the slow movers.
Last cleanliness survey was conducted in 2014 among 476 cities with a population of one lakh and above and its results were announced last year.
This was before the launch of ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October last.
“Swachh Survekshan-2016 is primarily intended to measure the impact of efforts under Swachh Bharat Mission launched after the survey of 2014,” Naidu said.
Based on the comparison of the marks and ranks of the two surveys, Naidu said ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ has made a positive impact in urban areas in terms of sanitation, attitudes of urban local bodies and citizens. Agencies
Top 10
Mysore, Chandigarh, Tiruchirapalli, New Delhi Municipal Council, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Rajkot, Gangtok, Pimpri Chindwad
and Greater Mumbai