The list of 25 cleanest cities in India, were announced by Union Minister, Mr. Venkaiah Naidu, as part of the Modi Government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission.
The survey of the 434 cities, were conducted and ranked as part of the “Swachh Survekshan 2017” with 37 lakh votes. According to the survey, Indore in Madhya Pradesh topped the list and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh was ranked at number three. Mysure in Karnataka, which topped the list in 2016, dropped to number five this year.
Naidu noting a “remarkable improvement” in Gujarat and Chhattisgarh said, “Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are the movers and shakers of the ongoing drive.” The Minister, further expressing concern over the condition of Uttar Pradesh, said, “We are all going there tomorrow for discussions. The state is big, the challenge is big. We have decided to focus on that.”
Among the top 50 clean cities, Gujarat has maximum of 12 cities, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 and Andhra Pradesh with eight. Gonda in Uttar Pradesh has been ranked as the dirtiest city and Bhusawal in Maharashtra stands second-last in the ranking. Uttar Pradesh accounted for half of the bottom 50 cities in the cleanliness ranking.
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