Guwahati: The President of India Ram Nath Kovind today conferred the cleanest cities of India at the ‘Swachh Amrit Mahotsav’ hosted as part of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
From Assam, a total of 96 Urban Local Bodies actively participated in the cleanliness survey for sustaining the gains under Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM – U). The concept of Swachhta was also institutionalised while amongst the local bodies while taking part in the survey.
The “Swachh Survekshan”, a cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs every year, ranks cities/towns on cleanliness parameters. A total of 4320 cities, 62 cantonment boards, and 97 Ganga towns were surveyed under the program with participation from 4.2 crore citizens.
From Assam, a total of 96 Urban Local Bodies actively participated in the cleanliness survey for sustaining the gains under Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban (SBM – U). The concept of Swachhta was also institutionalised while amongst the local bodies while taking part in the survey.
The nine towns of Assam that have secured a rank in the North East Zone Category in the Swachh Survekshan-2021 are:
- Tezpur: Cleanest City, 50K – 1 Lakh Population
- Jorhat: Best Self-Sustainable City, 50K – 1 Lakh Population
- Bongaigaon: Best City in Innovation & Best Practices, 50K – 1 Lakh Population
- Tinsukia: Fastest Mover City, 50K – 1 Lakh Population
- Kokrajhar: Best Self-Sustainable City, 25K – 50K Population
- Golaghat: Cleanest City, 25k – 50K Population
- Haflong: Fastest Mover City, 25K – 50K Population
- Hailakandi: Best City in Innovation & Best Practices, 25K – 50K Population
- Lakhipur (Cachar): Best Self-Sustainable City, Below 25K Population
