Swachh Sarvekshan-2017

Swachh Survekshan – 2017

Question: Consider the following statement regarding recently declared Swachh Survekshan 2017 (Swachh Bharat survey 2017):
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct-?
(i) Indore is India’s cleanest city
(ii) Among the top 50 clean cities Gujarat has most (12) cities.
(iii) Bhusaval of Maharashtra is the dirtiest city in this list.
(iv) In the top 50 clean cities, Varanasi is the only city of Uttar Pradesh placed at 32nd place.
Code:

(a) Only (i) and (iv)
(b) Only (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) All of the above
Ans (b)
Related facts:

  • On May 04, 2017 Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu announced the Sanitation rankings of 434 cities and towns – Swachh Sarvekshan-2017.
  • Indore (Madhya Pradesh) was declared as the cleanest city in India.
  • Other top 10 cleanest cities of the country are- Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Visakhapatnam (Vizag) (Andhra Pradesh), Surat (Gujarat), Mysuru (Karnataka), Tiruchirapally(Tamil Nadu), New Delhi Municipal Council(Delhi), Navi Mumbai(Maharashtra), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh)Vadodara(Gujarat) and Chandigarh.
  • Gonda in Uttar Pradesh has been ranked as the dirtiest city among surveyed.
  • Gonda is followed by Bhusaval (Maharashtra), Bagaha (Bihar), Hardoi (Uttar Pradesh), Katihar (Uttar Pradesh), Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Muksar (Punjab), Abohar (Punjab) ), Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Khurja (Uttar Pradesh) and Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) among the dirtiest cities.
  • 11 cities of Madhya Pradesh and 8 in Andhra Pradesh are among the top 50 cleanest cities of India.
  • In the top 50 cleanest cities, Varanasi is the only city of Uttar Pradesh placed at 32nd place.
  • The ranking of other major cities of Uttar Pradesh are Aligarh (145th ), Jhansi(166th ), Kanpur(175th), Saharanpur(245th), Jaunpur(246th), Allahabad(247th), Ayodhya(252nd), Agra(263rd) and Lucknow(269th).
  • The survey was carried out by the Quality Council of India, which had deployed 421 assessors for on the spot assessment of 17,500 locations in 434 cities and towns.
  • Another 55 people regularly monitored the survey process in real time.
  • The criteria consisted assessment on a) Solid waste management including door-to-door collection, processing, and disposal, ODF (open defecation free) status etc.
  • These carried 45 per cent of the total 2,000 marks. b) Citizen feedback – 30 per cent. c) Independent observation – 25 per cent.

Reference:
http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2017/may/p20175401.pdf
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161527
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/swachh-survekshan-2017-cities-ranking-on-may-4/article9676552.ece