Mysuru : Indore was declared the cleanest city in India while Mysore has dropped to fifth place in the country’s cleanest city list in the recently concluded survey by Quality Council of India

The Quality Council of India has surveyed 434 urban areas under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme.However, the survey indicates an increase in cleanliness levels among the top 10 cities in the Country.
Indore which stood in 149th position in 2014 improved its position and stood 25th in 2016. Howevr, cultural city of Mysuru with the clean city tag for 2 consecutive years slipped to 5th position this year.

Cities from the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra are lowest in the ranking.

Clean cities ranking for 2017
1. Indore
2. Bhopal
3. Visakhapatnam
4. Surat
5. Mysore
6. Thirichirapally
7. New Delhi City Corporation (NDMC)
8. Navi Mumbai
9. Tirupati
10. Vadodara

UP’s Gonda india’s dirtiest city

Five Uttar Pradesh cities have been ranked among the 10 dirtiest in India, with Gonda topping the list, according to a list unveiled by the Urban Development Ministry on Thursday.

Bhusawal in Maharashtra has been ranked as the second most dirty city, while Bihar’s Bagaha stands third and Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi is fourth.

The other Uttar Pradesh places that feature in the list of unclean towns and cities of India are Bahraich (sixth), Shahjahanpur (ninth) and Khurja (10th).

Bihar’s Katihar is the fifth unclean city. Two places in Punjab, Muktsar (seventh) and Abohar (eighth) are also in the 10 most unclean cities.