President Draupadi Murmu presented the Cleanest City Award for the year 2023 to Indore and Surat cities at the Swachh Survekshan Award ceremony held at Bharata Mandapam in Delhi today.
Madhya Pradesh also bagged the second position in the category of cleanest states.
Indore has achieved this feat for the seventh consecutive time with 7-star rating as a garbage free city.
Surat joins Indore in the league of “Cleanest City”.
Madhya Pradesh also bagged the second position in the category of cleanest states.
Team Madhya Pradesh, under the leadership of Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, received the awards.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav congratulated the people of the state, public representatives and Swachhata Mitras for this achievement and thanked them for their cooperation.
He said that the credit for Indore winning the cleanliness award for the seventh consecutive time goes to the able guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chief Minister Dr. Yadav said that under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Madhya Pradesh will continue to contribute in realizing the Swachhata resolve and expressed the hope that the state will perform even better in the upcoming survey.
Due to conscious efforts made for cleanliness in the state, 7 cities have acquired Water Plus status, 361 cities have got ODF++, 3 cities have ODF+ and 7 cities have got ODF status.
The state has one garbage free city with 7-star rating, one city with 5-star, 24 cities with 3-stars and 132 garbage free cities with 1-star rating.
Bhopal city has acquired the fifth position in the list of clean cities with 5 star rating in Garbage Free City.
Budhni has bagged the award for cleanest city of West Zone among cities with population of 15,000 to 20,000 in the state.
Among the cities with population less than one lakh, Naurozabad and Amarkantak have got the first and second position in the fast moving city category.
Mhow has acquired the title of Cleanest Cantonment Board.
President Murmu launched the Swachh Survekshan 2023 dashboard. Speaking at the event, President Murmu said, when everyone contributes to and participates in Swachh Survekshan, it’s an important step forward.
Praising the States and ULBs for their performance in Swachh Survekshan, she said, “The theme for the year 2023 “Waste to Wealth” is an important topic to ponder upon. I would like to say that wealth should be created out of waste as that will help the overall cleanliness.
Cleanliness has to be made divine process, she said.
The G20 Leaders’ Delhi Declaration has committed to “enhance environmentally sound waste management and substantially reduce waste generation by 2030 and highlight the importance of zero waste initiatives, she said.
The President appreciated that all States, ULBs, citizens are moving ahead on the path of prosperity through cleanliness and are creating self-reliance through the Mission. Highlighting SafaiMitra Suraksha, the President said,”
I am immensely happy to know that effective steps are being taken to ensure SafaiMitra safety, dignity and well-being, she said.
Emphasizing the importance of circular economy, she added.
“It is highly commendable that in the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission, circular waste management is being followed and the circular economy process of recycling and reusing more and more items is proving helpful for sustainable development, she said.
The President urged all to be swachhata doots and spread awareness. I am happy to know that all of you have set the theme of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle for Cleanliness Survey 2024.
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, State Urban Development and Housing Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, Minister of State Pratima Bagri, Indore Mayor Shri Pushyamitra Bhargava and Indore MP Shankar Lalwani were also present in the programme.
