Jamshedpur is Jharkhand’s cleanest city for 4th time in a row, ranks 18th in India

JNAC, Medininagar and Mango honoured for better performance in Swachhata League

Jharkhand 2nd among states with less than 100 civic bodies in Swachh Survekshan 2022

Jamshedpur/Ranchi, October 1:  Jharkhand has finished second among states with less than 100 civic bodies category in the annual Swachh Survekshan 2022 which was presented by Union urban development secretary Hardeep Singh Puri in presence of President Droupadi Murmu at Delhi on Saturday.

Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (in Jamshedpur) was honored for its performance in the Indian Swachhta League. JNAC which bagged 12th position in the country in the category of cities having population between 3 to 10 lakh last year, has slipped to 18th position in the Swachh Survekshan-2022.

For the fourth time in a row Jamshedpur has been declared the cleanest city in Jharkhand with 5559 points out of 6000. Jamshedpur is the only city in Jharkhand to get 3 star rating.

State urban development agency (SUDA) director Amit Kumar said that the ranking was due to the advice given by chief minister Hemant Soren and urban development secretary Vinay Kumar Choubey that they have managed to get the ranking and would continue to improve on their ranking in the next edition.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Saturday announced that Indore has been ranked as the cleanest city in India in the Swachh Survekshan 2022 Awards, followed by Surat and Navi Mumbai.

“For the sixth time in a row, Madhya Pradesh’s Indore has been ranked as the cleanest city in India in the Swachh Survekshan 2022 Awards,” the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said in a statement.

Neighbouring Chaibasa civic body was awarded for Best Citizen Feedback in the Municipal Bodies of Eastern Zone having population between 50000 to 100000. While Bundu was awarded for the best citizen feedback in the municipal bodies of 15000 to 25000 population in eastern zone.

Three civic bodies of Jharkhand namely Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (in Jamshedpur), Mango and Medninagar municipal bodies of Jharkhand were honored for their better performance in the Indian Swachhta League. The Deputy Commissioners of Jamshedpur and Palamu were present on this occasion to collect the award.

It is worth mentioning that the position of Jharkhand in the Swachh Survekshan 2016 was not very appreciable, but since then in Swachh Survekshan 2017,2018,2019,2020,2021 and 2022, the state has made efforts in the field of cleanliness with the cooperation of the people of the state and the efficient guidance of the urban bodies and the state government and won laurels.

Apart from meeting and training sessions, door to door waste collection was ensured in all municipal bodies, segregation and processing of waste was given priority, municipal bodies and citizens were encouraged for pit composting and onsite composting, carry bags were banned and the use of single-use plastics was reduced and cleanliness related problems were quickly resolved through the Swachhata App.

Secretary, Urban Development and Housing, Vinay Kumar Choubey has expressed the hope of better performance from the department in the next survey, giving credit to the efficient guidance of the  Chief Minister and cooperation of citizens for this success.