chandigarhUpdated: Aug 20, 2020 17:22 ISTHaryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s constituency Karnal was ranked the cleanest city in the northern states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday at the Swachh Survekshan Awards. Karnal was slotted at number 17 in cities with a population of 1 to 10 lakh. It also came in second in the region after the union territory of Chandigarh, which secured 8th position and emerged as the cleanest city in north India with a population of above 10 lakh. Ranked 24 last year, Karnal scored 4,655 marks out of 6,000 in 2020. Four in top 100Besides Karnal, three cities of Haryana with a population below 10 lakh: Rohtak (35), Panchkula (56) and Gurugram (62) were among the 100 top cities.

Source: Hindustan Times August 20, 2020 11:43 UTC