Question: Consider the following statements:
(1) Indore is the Cleanest City in India.
(2) Chhattisgarh is the Cleanest State of India in the > 100 ULB(Urban Local Bodies) category
Of the above correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1&2
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- The Swachh Survekshan 2020 report has been launched by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
- It is the fifth edition of the annual cleanliness urban survey conducted by the MoHUA. It is one of the world’s largest sanitation surveys.
- Swachh Survekshan 2020 surveyed a total of 4242 cities, 62 Cantonment Boards and 97 Ganga Towns.
- Indore won the title of the Cleanest City of India and Surat and Navi Mumbai won the second and third position respectively (in the > 1 lakh population category). Indore has created Record by Winning Title of Cleanest City Fourth Time in A Row.
- Chhattisgarh won the title of the Cleanest State of India in the > 100 ULB(Urban Local Bodies) category while Jharkhand was adjudged the Cleanest State of India in the <100 ULB category.
- Among the towns along the banks of river Ganga, Varanasi has been awarded the cleanest town award.
- New Delhi has been awarded as the cleanest capital city in the country.
- Jalandhar Cantonment Board was conferred the cleanest cantonment board in the country.
- Ahmedabad in Gujarat was awarded for being the cleanest city with over 40 lakh population.
- A total of 6 cities (Indore, Ambikapur, Navi Mumbai, Surat, Rajkot and Mysuru) have been rated as 5-star cities, 86 cities as 3-Star and 64 cities as 1-Star, as per MoHUA’s Star Rating Protocol for Garbage Free Cities.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
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