Swachh 2020: Ahmedabad among 4 Gujarat cities in top 10

AHMEDABAD: The city of Ahmedabad has been ranked the cleanest city in India — among those with populations of more than 40 lakh — for the second consecutive time, beating all metropolitan and mega-cities. It has, however, a three-star rating when comes to being a ‘garbage-free city’, while Surat and Rajkot have five stars.
Among cities with more than 10 lakh people, Ahmedabad ranks fifth while Indore leads the pack, followed by Surat. Rajkot ranks sixth, while Vadodara is tenth.
The result of the Swachh Survekshan 2020 announced on Thursday, ranked Ahmedabad at fifth position in the country, one better than in Swachh Survekshan 2019. Officials said the city will get five and seven star ratings once the Pirana garbage mound is completely removed. Work on clearing the landfill site has begun, but not even half of the mound has been removed yet, causing the city’s rating to be lower.
Mayor Bijal Patel said, “It is good that the city has been able to maintain its position in the Top 10. Ahmedabad is the only metro city to find a place in the Top 10 in the country and was able to hold on to its positions among mega-cities.” She thanked the people of the city and the solid waste team of the AMC for the achievement.
Officials said the city also enjoys open defecation free ++ status and all public toilets are listed on Google maps. Community and public toilets have sanitary pad vending machines and incinerators.