{
  "id": 19751553,
  "title": "Indore still on top in cleanliness survey, let score sheet be released, says mayor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/indore-still-on-top-in-cleanliness-survey-let-score-sheet-be-released",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T03:38:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indore-still-on-top-in-cleanliness-survey-let-score-sheet-be-released-swachh-survekshan-awards-101794540508783.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Pushyamitra Bhargava claims the city secured the highest marks in the National Clean City category, despite not figuring among the top three winners.",
  "key_points": [
    "Indore retains top spot in 2025-26 Swachh Survekshan Awards",
    "City scores highest in National Clean City category",
    "Navi Mumbai, Surat, Vijayawada top three cities"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The mayor's demand for a detailed scorecard signals a push to protect Indore's reputation as a national leader despite falling out of the top three rankings this year.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}