Navi Mumbai Recognized as India's Cleanest City in Swachh Survekshan Survey
Navi Mumbai has been declared the cleanest city in India, according to the latest Swachh Survekshan awards, a central government program aimed at assessing urban sanitation and waste management. Gujarat's Surat secured the second position, with Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh coming in third. This year's results mark a significant shift, as Indore, which had held the title of the cleanest city for the past eight years, did not feature among the top winners. The awards were presented by President Droupadi Murmu. The Swachh Survekshan initiative is a flagship assessment under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, designed to enhance urban hygiene and waste management practices across the country. Over 4,751 cities participated in this edition of the survey. Other notable recognitions included Ujjain as the cleanest urban center in the three to ten lakh population category, Puri as the cleanest Swachh Coastal Town, and Rudrapur as the cleanest Himalayan city.