Indore still on top in cleanliness survey, let score sheet be released, says mayor
Pushyamitra Bhargava claims the city secured the highest marks in the National Clean City category, despite not figuring among the top three winners.
Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava insists that the city remains the cleanest in India, urging critics to await the detailed scorecard from the Centre's Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26. Despite not making the top three, Bhargava stated that Indore scored the highest in the National Clean City category. This year, the city was evaluated as a mentor city under the Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative, partnering with Depalpur.
The survey, marking its 10th edition, assessed over 4,700 cities across 43 indicators covering ten critical areas, including waste segregation, collection, transportation, visible cleanliness, access to sanitation, used water management, and sanitation workers' welfare. Navi Mumbai, Surat, and Vijayawada emerged as the top three cities in the National Clean City category. The awards were conferred by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony in New Delhi.
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