President Ram Nath Kovind today presented Swachh Survekhshan-2019 Awards. Indore bagged award for cleanest city for third straight year in Swachh Survekshan.
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Every year, cities and towns across India are awarded with the title of 'Swachh Cities' on the basis of their cleanliness and sanitation drive as a part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan that was launched in 2014.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) conducted its first survey ‘Swachh Survekshan-2016’ survey for ranking 73 cities (Urban Local Bodies), under the ambit of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
‘Swachh Survekshan-2017’ covered 434 cities, ‘Swachh Survekshan 2018’ covered 4,203 cities and Swachh Survekshan 2019 has covered.
Swachh Survekshan 2019 covered all Urban Local Bodies in the country (4,237 cities), making it the largest such cleanliness survey in the world.
Top ranked cities received a statue of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi as award for their work towards cleanliness.
Indore bagged award for cleanest city for third straight year in Swachh Survekshan. Indore has reported a 70% drop in vector-borne ailments in 2019, which is being attributed to Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
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