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News18
21-07-2025
- Business
- News18
Port Blair bags ‘Promising Swachh Shehar' award in Swachh Survekshan
Port Blair, Jul 21 (PTI) In a significant achievement, Port Blair has been conferred with the 'Special Category Award – Promising Swachh Shehar' under the 9th edition of Swachh Survekshan 2024-25, held under the theme 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.' The award was presented by Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Manohar Lal, during a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on July 17. The award was received by S. Shahul Hameed, chairperson, Port Blair Municipal Council (PBMC), Azharuddin Zahiruddin Quazi, IAS, secretary, PBMC, an official said. According to the city report card by MoHUA, Port Blair, falls under the medium city category (0.5 to 3 lakh population) and secured a score of 9,096 out of 12,500 (72.27 per cent). The city earned ODF++ (Open Defecation Free) certification and a 3-Star Garbage Free City (GFC) rating for the first time, a senior PBMC official said on Monday. The survey covered 16 residential areas, two commercial zones, six public toilets, 12 schools, 350 households, 36 waste processing units, one dumpsite remediation site, and one faecal sludge treatment plant. A total of 11,100 citizen feedback responses were collected and verified by an independent third party. This year's Swachh Survekshan included three award categories: Super Swachh League Cities (Presidential Awards), National Rankings (Presidential Awardees), and Special Category Awards (Cabinet Minister's Awardees). With this latest recognition, Port Blair has significantly improved its national standing, climbing to 99th out of 824 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in 2024–25, up from 162nd out of 446 ULBs in the 2023–24 edition. PTI SN SN MNB (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: July 21, 2025, 16:45 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Vadodara climbs rankings, gets ‘Promising City' recognition
Vadodara: Climbing up the cleanliness rankings, Vadodara secured the 18th position in the Swachh Survekshan 2024 among cities with a population of over 10 lakh. The city scored 10,713 out of 12,500 points and was also recognised among 12 urban centres as a 'Promising Swachh Shehar'. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The improvement comes after the city ranked 33rd last year. Officials noted that Vadodara's performance still fell short of its earlier rankings — eighth in 2021 and 14th in 2022 — reflecting a dip from its past achievements. To reverse the downward trend, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) had engaged a consultancy firm that previously worked with the Indore Municipal Corporation, a consistent top performer in the survey. Despite steps taken by the civic body in waste management and processing, the results have been inconsistent. V MC officials pointed out that the changing parameters and methodology of the Swachh Survekshan surveys over the years made direct comparisons difficult. They said factors such as documentation, public feedback and revised survey formats play a bigger role in rankings than visible cleanliness alone. In this year's survey, the city lost marks in the garbage-free city assessment and other survey parameters — shortcomings officials acknowledged were visible on the ground. In response, the VMC has initiated stricter measures, including fines, to address sanitation lapses. Standing committee chairman Sheetal Mistry, who received the award in Delhi alongside senior VMC officials, expressed optimism about future rankings. He said ongoing efforts such as developing refuse transport stations and a material recovery facility will significantly improve the city's performance. "The Promising Swachh Shehar award itself is an acknowledgment of Vadodara's potential to do better," he said.
