Indore becomes India\'s cleanest city fourth time in a row\, Surat comes second



Indore becomes India's cleanest city fourth time in a row, Surat comes second

The Swachh Survekshan Awards 2020 were announced by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at a ceremony.


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For the fourth straight year, Indore was declared India's cleanest city by the Centre's cleanliness survey, after its results were announced on Thursday during the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2020.

The second and third spots were bagged by Surat and Navi Mumbai respectively.

The Swachh Survekshan Awards 2020 were announced by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at a ceremony.

"Heartiest congratulations! Indore is India’s cleanest city 4th year in a row. The city & its people have shown exemplary dedication towards cleanliness. Congratulations to MP CM Shivraj Chouhan, people, political leadership and Municipal Corporation for this superlative performance," the minister tweeted while congratulating the people of Indore.

Puri also congratulated the runner ups. "Congratulations Surat! The bustling industrial town of Gujarat emerges as India’s 2nd cleanest city. Congratulations to Gujarat CM Vijay Rupan, people of Gujarat, political leadership & Municipal Corporation for this superlative performance."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, has been adjudged the 'best Ganga town' in the cleanliness survey.

"The Ancient holy town of Varanasi is rightfully the cleanest town on the banks of river Ganga. Heartiest congratulations to PM Narendra Modi Ji, who represents the city in Lok Sabha, for his visionary leadership which has inspired the people of the town for this achievement," Puri tweeted.

On the occasion of Swachh Mahotsav, Puri also released a book titled 'Report on Assessment of 97 Ganga Towns'.

In the Swachh Bharat Survekshan 2020, Jalandhar Cantt was declared India's Cleanest Cantonment.