Union Minister for Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu, with Secretary, Urban Development, Rajiv Gauba, releases the Swatch Survekshan 2017 in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V. Sudershanmore-inIndore and Bhopal, both in Madhya Pradesh, have emerged as the cleanest cities in the country as per a massive cleanliness survey commissioned by the Union Urban Development Ministry. The top 10 cleanest cities in the country are Indore, Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Mysuru, Tiruchi, New Delhi Municipal Council area, Navi Mumbai, Tirupati and Vadodara, respectively. In Madhya Pradesh, all cities and towns have substantially improved sanitation rankings in 2017 over that of 2016 and 2014. The State's 23 cities and towns are among the top 100 cleanest cities in the country.

Source: The Hindu May 04, 2017 08:28 UTC