Hyderabad achieved its highest-ever Swachh Survekshan ranking, placing sixth among 4,500 cities. GHMC was awarded as Telangana’s Most Promising Clean City. The civic body scored 100 per cent in multiple cleanliness parameters, though source segregation performance stood at 93 per cent
The recognition positions Secunderabad Cantonment as a model for other urban local bodies striving for excellence in urban sanitation, according to the statement.
The award marks the start of the next stage of the first season of ‘India Cycles 4 Change Challenge’ sponsored by the Union government and the top 11 cities will receive Rs.1 crore each to scale up their cycling initiatives
Sanjay Kumar, Joint Secretary to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, participated in a camp organised at Ramanthapur branch and appreciated beneficiaries