Haryana has once again made its mark in area of cleanliness by winning a State award in the Swachh Survekshan-2021 survey wherein two cities of Haryana have bagged the award of ‘Garbage-Free City’ and one city has won the ‘Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge’.

All these Awards will be given to Haryana in the upcoming Swachh Amrit Mahotsav to be held in New Delhi on November 20. 12 of the State have been certified as ‘ODF Plus-Plus’ and 43 other Urban Local Bodies with ‘ODF Plus’.

In the Swachh Survekshan-2020 also, Haryana had performed excellently in terms of cleanliness.

During the Swachh Survekshan-2020 last year, 6 cities were certified as 5-star, 65 cities were rated 3-star and 70 cities were rated 1-star, while the Municipal Corporation, Karnal got 3-star rating and Municipal Corporation, Rohtak got 1-star rating. Also, 13 cities which include Gurugram, Karnal, Rohtak, Ambala, Ganaur, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Panipat, Gharaunda, Rewari, Sampla, Hisar and Radaur had been declared as ‘ODF Plus-Plus’ and 16 cities were declared as ‘ODF Plus’.