Even as Mumbais rank slipped to 37 inSwachh Survekshan 2021from 35 in the nationwide sanitation survey of cities last year, it won an award for the best mega city in innovation and best practices.
In MMR, by comparison, Thane maintained last years 14th rank while Navi Mumbai slipped a rank to fourth from third in 2020. They were ranked among 48-odd cities with a Population of more than 10 lakh.
Navi Mumbai, though, has bagged the cleanest big city award in the country by achieving the first rank in thecategory of 10 to 40 lakh population. It has also become the second best performing city in India, for which its civic corporation, NMMC, got a Rs 6 crore reward.
Maharashtraranked second in the category of states with more than 100 while retaining its second rank last year among the best performing states.
Swachh Survekshan2021, under Swachh Bharat Mission, is conducted by the ministry of housing and urban affairs every year.