Indore named India’s cleanest city for fifth consecutive year

Indore named India’s cleanest city for fifth consecutive year

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Category : National Published on: November 21 2021

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Indore, Madhya Pradesh has been declared as the cleanest city of India for the fifth consecutive year by the Center in the "Swachh Survekshan-2021" report.
Surat, Gujarat, and Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, were ranked second and third, respectively, in terms of cleanliness.
Among the 246 cities examined for rewards under the 'Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge,' Indore, Navi Mumbai, Nellore, and Dewas emerged as the best performers in various population categories.
The award for the top-performing state in this category went to Chhattisgarh.
Vita, Lonavala, and Sasvad, all from Maharashtra, took first, second, and third place in the population category "less than one lakh."
Varanasi emerged as the ‘Best Ganga Town’, while Ahmedabad Cantonment won the title of ‘India’s Cleanest Cantonment.

Important Takeaways

About Cleanliness survey 2021

Cleanest UT

Chandigarh

Cleanest city

Indore
Surat
Vijayawada

Cleanest state

Chhattisgarh
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh

Cleanest Ganga town

Varanasi
Munger
Patna

Cantonments

Ahmedabad
Meerut
Delhi

Cleanest Districts

Surat
Indore
New Delhi

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