Kozhikode Corporation, Payyoli Municipality show major improvement in Swachh Survekshan rankings
According to a release on Thursday (July 17), Kozhikode Corporation is in the 70th spot in the survey that covered 4,852 urban civic bodies in the country. In the 2023 survey, the corporation was in the 3,367th spot. This is the first time an urban civic body in Kerala has come below the 1,000th rank since the survey began in 2016.
Along with this, Payyoli Municipality figured among the 20 cities from the State that were ranked 'one star' in the 'Garbage Free Cities' ranking. This is the first time urban civic bodies from Kerala are getting top ranks in this category as well. Payyoli Municipality also improved its performance in the Swachh Survekshan ranking from 3,707th rank in 2023 to 596 in 2024.
Minister for Local Administration M.B. Rajesh and officials in the department received the awards from President Droupadi Murmu at an event held in New Delhi on Thursday.
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