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In pics | 5 cleanest and dirtiest cities in Swachh Survekshan rankings 2023

Last updated on - Jan 11, 2024, 23:30 IST
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Indore bags cleanest city title

Indore bagged the cleanest city of India title for the seventh time in a row in the Central government's annual cleanliness survey.


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Surat shares the top spot

Surat came out a joint winner for the top rank in the results the central government announced on Thursday.

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Navi Mumbai retains 3rd position

Navi Mumbai ranked third on the list of one of the top ten cleanest cities with more than one lakh population.

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Greater Visakhapatnam gets fourth spot

Greater Visakhapatnam also made to the list of the Swachh Survekshan rankings 2023.



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Bhopal fifth cleanest city

Bhopal made to the list as the fifth cleanest city in the country in the annual ranking released by the government.

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Howrah dirtiest in the country

Howrah in West Bengal is the dirtiest city in India, according to the recently released annual cleanliness survey, 'Swachh Survekshan'.

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Ten dirtiest cities from West Bengal​

Kalyani, Madhyagram, Krishnanagar, Asansol, Rishra, Bidhannagar, Kanchrapara, Kolkata and Bhatpara are the dirtiest cities in the country after Howrah in the category, the survey found. (Representative photo)

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8 cities have cleanliness score less than 1,000​

Except for Kolkata and Bhatpara, the remaining eight cities have a cleanliness score of less than 1,000.

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Cities in Shillong, Bihar occupied bottom spots

Shillong in Meghalaya as well as Khagaria and Sitamarhi in Bihar also occupied the bottom spots in the rankings. These cities were evaluated for their cleanliness and sanitation practices.

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Survey recorded responses of over 12 crore citizen​

The cleanliness survey saw the participation of 4,447 urban local bodies with over 12 crore citizen responses, making it the largest cleanliness survey in the world.

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