Indore won cleanest city in country award in Swachh Survekshan 2020

Indore of Madhya Pradesh has become the cleanest city in the country for the fourth consecutive time, leaving behind 4,242 cities of the country. Bhopal has been selected as Best Self Sustainable Capital with inclusion in the top-10.

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Madhya Pradesh has ranked third in the category of states with more than 100 urban bodies performing best in the survey.  Madhya Pradesh received a total of 10 awards in various categories.

Bhopal city was ranked 19th last year. Now Bhopal is at seventh position.  Maximum six cities of Madhya Pradesh have been included in the category of population of more than one lakh.

14 municipal corporations of Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of top-100 cities of the country. Of these, 10 municipal corporations have managed to make it to the top 25.

Burhanpur was ranked 103rd last year. This year it has received the fastest growing city award. Jabalpur has received the award for the best city in the country in the positive feedback of the citizens.

In the assessment of waste-free cities, 18 civic bodies of the state have been successful in achieving the star rating.

It is noteworthy that in the last three surveys, 20 cities of Madhya Pradesh have been in the top 100 cities of the country.