New Delhi: Two of the three city corporations in Delhi have been completed below 10 among 48 cities in the country in the specific category of government cleanliness surveys, the results announced on Saturdays.
While North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) has been ranked 45, down from 43st positions among 47 cities in Swachh Survekshan 2020, East Corporation stands in the 40th position in the 2021 survey, while the South Korporan remains in slot 31 as before the previous survey .
East Delhi Municipal Corporation Marginally increases its position, because it is ranked 46th in the last survey.
Three city corporations in Delhi have been ranked in the city category with more than 10 lakh populations.
The Delhi Cantonment Board is ranked third in the 2021 survey in the Cantonment Board category.
Indore is held in the cleanest India for the fifth time in a row in the central government annual cleanliness survey.
The second and third position in the ‘Cleanest City’ category of ‘Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2021’ was secured by Surat and Vijayawada.
Patna has been ranked 44th in this category covering 48 cities participating in training.
The poor corporate performance in Delhi in Swayachh 2021 ranked two months after three mayors at a joint press conference confirmed that they planned to make the city “free waste” within a few months.
The three civil bodies have carried out many activities in the past one year, trying to increase their rankings in Swachh Survekshan.
In 2019, EdMC was certified as ‘free defecation’ and in 2020, it has reached the status of ‘ODF +’.
In April, the Municipal Commissioner Edmc Vikas Anand has said that the corporation made a special effort for the maintenance of public toilets, community toilets and Dhalaos from the area.
The North Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh on August 13 has launched the ‘Clean City’ mobile application driven by GPS which allows regional residents to register complaints related to picking vehicles designated by vehicles.
This application was launched ahead of the 75th Independence Day.
Varanasi has been decided as “the cleanest ganga city” in a survey announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Urban.
Chhattisgarh has followed the cleanest state of India.
President of RAM Nath Kovind gave awards to the winner on Saturday.
NDMC, EDMC at the bottom of 10 in Swachh rankings
