New Delhi: Indore in Madhya Pradesh has been ranked India’s cleanest city in the Swachh Survekshan survey released by the government on Thursday. Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh (AP), Surat in Gujarat and Mysore in Karnataka followed. “Results of this year’s survey confirmed that a major transformation in respect of sanitation is taking place in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The cities surveyed were ranked on criteria which included solid waste management, open defecation-free status, citizen participation and independent observation. Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh account for 31 of the cities ranked in the top 50.

Source: Mint May 04, 2017 07:22 UTC