The latest Swachh Bharat rankings reveal that two out of the five cleanest cities in India are from the South – Vishakhapatnam ranked third and Mysuru ranked fifth. Madhya Pradesh's Indore tops the list, followed by its capital Bhopal. Gujarat’s Surat stands fourth in the list of the cleanest city in India.
Congrats top 3 cleanest cities #Indore, #Bhopal, #Visakhapatnam. #CleanIndia is an integral part of making a #NewIndia #SwachhSurvekshan2017 pic.twitter.com/fi4gvy06UY
— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) May 4, 2017
Mysuru which was the cleanest for two consecutive years has slipped to the fifth spot, while Vishakhapatnam which occupied the fifth spot last year has climbed up to the third position.
Tiruchirapalli, which was the third cleanest city in the country dropped to the sixth spot. The only other south Indian city occupying a top 10 spot is Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati.
Capital New Delhi comes seventh in the rankings, and cities in Uttar Pradesh fare the worst. 25 cities of the state find themselves at the bottom of the list.
Gujarat (12), Madhya Pradesh (11) and Andhra Pradesh (8) were the states with most number of clean cities.
Happy to announce results of #SwachhSurvekshan2017 survey. I would call these results as ‘Citizens’ Verdict’ on sanitation in Urban areas! pic.twitter.com/YbYfD3n57s
— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) May 4, 2017
Union Minister for Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu said that the rankings were based on the Swachh Survekshan conducted in 434 cities, involving 37 lakh citizens.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the flagship Swachh Bharat Mission after coming to power in 2014, as promised in the poll manifesto. The scheme aims at making the country clean and open-defecation free, by 2019.
Here are the rankings of the cities in the the five state:
Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam-3, Tirupati-9, Vijayawada-19, Tadipatri-31, Narasaraopeta-40, Kakinada-43, Tenali-44, Rajahmundry-46, Ongole-70, Chittore-71, Nandyal-80, Machilipatnam-83,Eluru-86, Bhimavaram-87, Guntakal-93, Tadepallegudem-97, Chilakaluripeta-107, Guntur-118, Srikakulam-119, Vizianagaram-126, Proddatur-133, Dharmavaram-149, Kadapa-154, Gudivada-156, Kavali-159, Hindupur-160, Nellore-165, Kurnool-176, Anantapur-213, Srikalahasti-214, Adoni-224, Madanapalle-281
Karnataka: Mysuru-5, Mangaluru-63, Udupi-143, Shivamogga-147, Mandya-148, Tumakuru-152, Gadag Betagiri-167, Hubballi-Dharwad-199, Bagalkot-203, Bengaluru-210, Bhadravati-217, Ranebennur-220, Chikmagalur-225, Hasan-227, Belagavi-248, Bellary-283, Davanagere-288, Kalaburagi-294, Vijayapura-312, Bidar-315, Hospet-317, Raichur-328, Chitradurga-337, Robertsonpet-347, Kolar-373, Gangavati-381, Badami-388
Kerala: Kozhikode (Calicut)-254, Kochi (Cochin)-271, Palakkad-286, Guruvayoor-306, Thrissur-324, Kollam-365, Kannur-366, Thiruvananthapuram-372, Alappuza -380
Tamil Nadu: Tiruchirapally-6, Coimbatore-16, Kumbakonam-37, Erode-42, Madurai-57, Tambaram-62, Tiruppur-68, Hosur-82, Velankanni-84, Dindigul-106, Vellore-108, Karaikkudi-110, Puthukottai-113, Rajapalayam-125, Kanchipuram-127, Salem-135, Pallavaram-155, Avadi-169, Nagercoil-174, Nagapattinam-185, Thirunelveli-193, Thanjavur-198, Thoothukkudi-223, Greater Chennai-235, Thiruvannamalai-238, Cuddalore-250, Ambur-267, Rameswaram-268
Telangana: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation-22, Warangal-28, Suryapet-30, Siddipeta-45, Nizamabad-178, Miryalaguda-182, Ramagundam-191, Adilabad-195, Nalgonda-200, Karimnagar-201, Khammam-236, Mahboobnagar-249