Indore Retains No.1 Swachh Ranking For 7th Time; Bhopal Jumps To 5th Spot; MP Slips To 2nd Cleanest State

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Indore retained its first spot in Swachh Survekshan 2023 for the seventh time in a row. However, this time, the Swachh city had to share its award with Gujarat's Surat. Navi Mumbai has been named third cleanest city of the country.

CM Mohan Yadav received the award from President Droupadi Murmu in a ceremony held at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh slipped to second cleanest state in the country after Maharashtra. The state’s capital Bhopal jumped a notch to secure fifth position in the ranking.

Mhow of Madhya Pradesh has received the award for the cleanest Cantonment Board. This time a total survey of 9500 marks was conducted.

Safai Mitras Celebrate With Dance

The cleanliness workers of Indore, dedicated to keep the city clean and beautiful, danced their hearts out to celebrate the success. They gathered at city's Rajwada, burst crackers and danced to dhol beats flaunting their broomsticks in hand.

CM Yadav receives award

President Droupadi Murmu presented the award to Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav. State's urban administration minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava, MP Shankar Lalwani, municipal commissioner Harshika Singh and union minister Hardeep Singh Puri were also present.

Indore has also received seven star rating in the garbage free city segment. The idea of door to door segregation of waste into six parts also received an award. This took the total number of awards won by the city to three.

Large Screen Set Up At Rajwada To Watch LIVE Award Ceremony

As soon as the results were announced, Indoreans burst into celebration mode. A large screen was setup at Rajwada to watch the ceremony in Delhi live. Hearing the announcement of Indore bagging the top spot for the seventh time, locals started dancing along with the sanitation workers.