Swachh Bharat rankings: Mysuru cleanest, Varanasi, Patna among worst 10

February 15, 2016 22:58

Mysuru in Karnataka has retained its position as the cleanest among all million plus and capital cities while Dhanbad in Jharkhand has been ranked the worst.

These are findings of the first ever cleanliness ranking of cities since Swachh Bharat Mission was launched in October 2014.

Cities in the top 10 club include Chandigarh, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Rajkot, Gangtok and Greater Mumbai while the worst 10 include Varanasi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Patna and Kalyan-Dombivili.

Results are based on the marks scored in respects of the main components of Swachh Bharat Mission, availability of infrastructure and service levels related to sanitation such as individual household toilets, public and community toilets and collection, transportation and processing of municipal solid waste.

A release issued by the urban development ministry said that the objective of the survey was to measure the scenario regarding sanitation in selected cities, efforts made by these cities to improve sanitation through necessary strategies, to assess the impact of Swachh Bharat Mission and to promote a spirit of healthy competition among cities.

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