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Time of India
19-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Kolhapur, Mahabaleshwar Giristhan local bodies get water plus rating in sewage management
Kolhapur: In a first, the civic body has earned a water plus rating in sewage management in the Swachh Survekshan survey for the year 2024-25. It also ranked 66th nationally in the population group category of 3lakh to 10lakh. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A water plus status represents the highest level of sanitation certification for cities and towns, ensuring that no untreated wastewater is discharged, all sewage is safely managed and treated, treated water is reused , etc. The survey was implemented across the country under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Civil) 2.0 of the ministry of housing and urban affairs of central govt. It included open defecation-free city and garbage-free city criteria and was out of 12,500 points. KMC secured 7,554 points. This survey also included door-to-door waste collection, segregation, processing, grievance redressal, cleanliness of public places, cleanliness of commercial and residential areas and market areas, cleanliness of water sources and public toilets, cesspool-free roads, and beautification of black spots, etc. KMC also received the highest rating in the Open Defecation Free City rating, which includes STP management and toilet cleanliness. KMC administrator K Manjulekshmi said, "Among categories, the municipal corporation got 48% in door-to-door waste collection, 35% in wet and dry waste segregation, 97% in daily solid waste processing, 71% in processing at garbage depots, 100% in residential area cleanliness, 100% in market area cleanliness and 10% for public toilet cleanliness. This was achieved with the efforts of the entire KMC administration, staff and citizens. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now " Meanwhile, Mahabaleshwar Giristhan Municipal Council also secured 52nd rank in the below 20,000 population category and received a water plus rating. It stood 5th in the state in this category. Administrator and chief officer Yogesh Jadhav and the municipal council staff took efforts for this success in the national level Swachh Survekshan.
The Hindu
17-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation achieves Water Plus status in Swachh Survekshan rankings
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation achieved the Water Plus status in the Swachh Survekshan rankings for 2024 put out by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to rank the cleanest cities in the country. In a press release, the Corporation authorities said that the achievement was a result of the efforts taken by the civic body to ensure scientific treatment of septage and sewerage waste. The factors considered in awarding the Water Plus certificate include the reuse of sewage water, implementation of an effective septage waste collection system, achievement of Open Defecation Free City (ODF) status, public toilet system, sewage treatment plants located at Muttathara and Medical College, and a 24-hour septage call centre in the municipality. Last year, the municipality was in the ODF Plus category. This year, it achieved the the ODF Plus Plus category. Kerala's municipalities have made significant improvements in the Swachh Survekshan rankings for 2024 put out by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to rank the cleanest cities in the country. As many as eight municipalities have secured ranks in the top 100 cleanest cities in the country. Last year, no municipality from the State featured in the top 100 list. Other toppers At the top of municipalities from the State is Kochi Corporation at rank 50 among all local bodies in the country. Kochi has made a giant leap, considering its last year's rank of 416 among cities and 1,815 overall. The other municipalities from Kerala in the top 100 are Mattannur (Rank 53), Thrissur Corporation (Rank 58), Kozhikode Corporation (Rank 70), Alappuzha Municipality (Rank 80), Guruvayur Municipality (Rank 82), Thiruvananthapuram Corporation (Rank 89) and Kollam Corporation (Rank 93).
