Navi Mumbai named India’s cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26

Navi Mumbai claimed the top spot as the cleanest city, according to the central government's annual cleanliness survey, with Surat and Vijayawada coming in second and third respectively. The survey, which covers cities with populations between 3 to 10 lakh, saw Ujjain as the cleanest city, followed by Chandigarh and Guntur. In contrast, India's cleanest city for the past eight years, Indore, dropped out of the top spot in the clean air survey, with Mayor promising to implement anti-pollution measures.

Indore, however, did manage to retain its position as the cleanest city in another category, with a perfect score of 200 out of 200. This came after President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards to the winners at an event held in New Delhi. Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, topped the list of cleanest riverfront towns, followed by Bilaspur and Varanasi.

In the category of cities with populations of 10 lakh or more, Greater Visakhapatnam emerged as the cleanest city, followed by Jabalpur and Lucknow. The survey also highlighted issues in various cities, such as toxic taps in India's 'cleanest city', Indore, which raised concerns about water safety and the importance of verifying water quality over simply increasing coverage numbers.