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Time of India
17-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
NDMC Awarded for Top Performance in Waste Management and Green Initiatives
New Delhi: New Delhi Municipal Council was adjudged among the top-performing cities with a population between 50,000 and three lakh and conferred the 'Super Swachh League City Award' at Swachh Survekshan 2024-25. It received the title for its efforts in waste management and green initiatives. The 'Super Swachh League City Award' is given to the top-performing cities recognised for their cleanliness and sanitation practices. "This year, 23 cities were felicitated in this category. they secured improved ranks in the last three years," said an official. In 2023, NDMC's overall rank was 7th in the Swachh Survekshan rankings among cities with a population of over one lakh. "NDMC was declared a Super Swachh League City, recognising its unwavering commitment, innovation, and leadership in delivering world-class sanitation, waste management and green initiatives in the category of cities," said a happy Keshav Chandra, chairman, NDMC. "I congratulate our employees, especially our safai sevaks whose relentless hard work earned us this national recognition." You Can Also Check: Delhi AQI | Weather in Delhi | Bank Holidays in Delhi | Public Holidays in Delhi NDMC claims to have taken several initiatives like establishing and operating reduce-reuse-recycle centres, maintaining one road every week and establishing composting centres in addition to cleaning markets and residential areas several times. The civic body's vice-chairman Kuljeet Chahal said the collaborative spirit of the community was pivotal in achieving this honour. "We reaffirm our commitment to sustain and enhance cleanliness, improve green cover and adopt cutting-edge sanitation technologies in pursuit of its vision for a cleaner, greener and healthier New Delhi," he said. NDMC was also certified with a 5-star water + ranking. NDMC also introduced the concept of Anupam colonies, which are model zero-waste colonies, showcasing the body's commitment to a sustainable and clean city. "NDMC has already declared two colonies as Anupam colonies — Bharti Nagar and DID2 Chanakyapuri. Work is complete in both colonies," said an official. Meanwhile, the Delhi Cantonment Board's performance in the survey dropped drastically, with a placement at the 30th position out of 58 participants among cities with a 50,000-three lakh population. In contrast, last year, it had ranked 7th.
The Hindu
17-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
NDMC recognised for cleanliness in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 awards
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Thursday received the 'Super Swachh League City' award at the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 awards ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan. The body was recognised for its performance in urban sanitation and waste management in the category of cities with a population between 50,000 and 3 lakh. 'This award is a testament to NDMC's continued efforts to set benchmarks in cleanliness and civic excellence,' said NDMC chairman Keshav Chandra. The primary goal of the cleanliness survey, which was started in 2016, is to encourage large-scale citizen participation and create awareness about urban cleanliness. This year, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry introduced a special category, 'Super Swachh League', to recognise cities demonstrating exceptional performance in sanitation. Meanwhile, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was ranked 31 out of 40 cities with a population of over 10 lakh, ahead of Greater Mumbai and Chennai, which were ranked 33 and 38 respectively. Ghaziabad fared better than the MCD and stood at 11th position. In the category of cities with a population of 3 lakh to 10 lakh, Noida received the 'Super Swachh League City' award, while Gurugram was ranked 41.
The Hindu
17-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Bengaluru ranks 36th among 44 Indian cities in Swachh Survekshan audit
Bengaluru has secured the 36th position out of 44 cities in the 'above 10 lakh population' category in the Swachh Survekshan 2024, the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). In the previous year, the 'above 10 lakh' category was dropped. However, in 2022, Bengaluru had ranked 43rd among 45 participating cities in the same category. This year's result marks an improvement of eight positions compared to the 2022 ranking. In 2023, Bengaluru ranked 125th out of 446 cities in the 'above one lakh population' category. Top performers Gujarat's Ahmedabad topped the 'above 10 lakh' category with a score of 12,079, followed closely by Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) with 12,067 points and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) with 12,001. Bengaluru scored 6,842. In the 'Super Swachh League City' category, Mysuru secured 5th place. In the State-wise rankings, Bengaluru stood at 15th. Davangere emerged as the top-performing city in Karnataka with a score of 9,131, followed by Hubballi-Dharwad and Hosadurga. 'Room for improvement' BBMP Chief Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao acknowledged that Bengaluru has room for improvement and expressed confidence in better results in the future. 'We have good plans for managing construction debris and solid waste, which will improve our standing in the next survey. We are currently transitioning to an Integrated Solid Waste Management system. Once that is in place, we will rank better,' Mr. Rao told The Hindu. However, activists say that Bengaluru should have done much better. 'Bengaluru is losing score in a few parameters consistently since the last three Swachh Survekshan audits, among which is waste processing,' V. Ramprasad, a civic activist, said. He said that Mysuru has improved substantially despite collecting less money from people when compared to Bengaluru. How is it calculated Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) were assessed quarterly across four phases. They updated their Management Information System (MIS) monthly, which was validated through citizen feedback and reviewed by third-party assessors. Indicator-wise progress was documented and verified during the final survey in February 2025. The new Swachh Survekshan indicators focused on cleanliness, waste segregation, collection, processing, landfill and dumpsite management, wastewater treatment, reuse, and faecal sludge management. MoHUA conducted virtual sessions with States and ULBs to explain the methodology. Citizen engagement was vital, supported by digital, social, and traditional media campaigns to raise awareness and promote participation in the cleanliness mission.
