Major cities ofAndhra Pradesh-Vijayawada,Tirupatiand Visakhapatnam – continued their winning streak in Swachh Survekshan 2021.
Vijayawada emerged as the thirdcleanest cityin the country, while Vizag retained its ninth position from last year’s survey in the category of cities with more than 10 lakh population.
Tirupati stood third place in the category of cities with a population of one to 10 lakh population. Other major cities that made their mark in the same category were Rajahmundry (41st rank), Kurnool (70), Kakinada (103) and Nellore (107).
In overall rankings (cities with more than one lakh population), Vijayawada occupied third place, Tirupati seventh place and Vizag 18th rank. These cities also got several individual awards.
A new category, ‘Prerak Dauur Samman’, was introduced as part of the 2021 survey to classify cities on six indicators.
Cities were categorised as ‘platinum’, ‘gold’, ‘silver’, ‘bronze’, and ‘aspiring’, based on their performance on select indicators from the SS-2021 ‘Service Level Progress’. Tirupati was classified a ‘platinum’ city, alongside Indore, Surat, Central Delhi and Thane. Vijayawada and Rajahmundry have been categorised as ‘gold’ as per the survey. Kadapa, Kurnool and Madanapalle have made it to the ‘silver’ list.
Indore retained the top position as the cleanest city for a fifth consecutive year.