The first two spots in the cleanliness survey have gone to Madhya Pradesh cities. While Indore was found the cleanest, Bhopal has claimed the second spot. The other cities in top 10 include Visakhapatnam, Surat, Mysuru, Tiruchirapally, New Delhi Municipal Council, Navi Mumbai, Vadodara and Chandigarh. Towns at the bottom of the ranking of 434 surveyed are Gonda (UP) ranked 434 followed by Bhusawal (Maharashtra), Bagaha (Bihar) ranked 433, Hardoi (UP) ranked 432, Katihar (Bihar) at 431.
Swachh Survekshan conducted in 2016 covered 73 cities with over million population each besides capital cities.
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In Telangana, only two cities dropped in rankings this year, while in Andhra Pradesh four cities dropped in the rankings. Uttar Pradesh has the most number of twons – about 25 – among the bottom 50 cities , followed by Rajasthan and Punjab with five each, two in Maharashtra and one each from Haryana, Karnataka and Lashadweep.
The Prime Minister’s constituency, Varanasi, has improved its rank from 418 in 2014 to 32 this year to become the fastest big city mover in the North Zone. The minister said UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab and Kerala need to substantially step up efforts to improve sanit ation standards in urban areas.
In a total score of 2,000, 900 marks were assigned for a city's performance in ending open defecation and on solid waste management, 600 marks for citizen feedback and 500 marks for independent observations.
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