Telanganareaped a rich haul of Awards in Swachh Survekshan Awards-2022, which were announced on Saturday. As many as 16 municipalities in the state bagged national awards, four more than last year’s 12 awards in the same categories.
The awards will be presented atSwachh Mahotsavin Delhi on October 1. The prestigious awards were announced by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs.
The selection was taken up as part of national-level sanitation challenge and national competitions such as garbage-free city rating for the period July 2021 to January 2022, Safaimitra Suraksha challenge and solid Waste Management on overall sanitation improvement and enhanced citizen awareness and engagement towards waste management across 4,355 cities and towns in the country.
Apart from the awards, of the 142 and municipalities, 70 have been recognised as ODF+ and another 40 asODF++. Of the rest, one got water + and 31 were declared open defecation-free.