Gujarat’s Surat Secures Second Spot In India’s Cleanest Cities List, Navi Mumbai Takes No. 1 Spot

Navi Mumbai has emerged as the cleanest city in the Centre's annual cleanliness survey, followed by Surat and Vijayawada, while Indore has dropped out of the top positions after holding the top spot for eight consecutive years.

President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards to the winners at a ceremony held on Wednesday.

The rankings under the Swachh Survekshan were announced across different population categories, along with special categories for riverfront, coastal and Himalayan towns.

Ujjain Leads Among Cities With 3-10 Lakh Population

In the category of cities with a population of 3 lakh to 10 lakh, Ujjain secured the first position. Chandigarh stood second, followed by Guntur in third place.

Indore, which had been ranked the cleanest city for the past eight years, did not feature among this year's top-ranked cities.

Greater Visakhapatnam Tops 10 Lakh-Plus Category

Among cities with a population of more than 10 lakh, Greater Visakhapatnam emerged at the top of the list.

Jabalpur secured the second position, while Lucknow ranked third.

Rewa Leads Among Cleanest Riverfront Towns

Madhya Pradesh's Rewa secured the first position among the cleanest riverfront towns.

Bilaspur came second, followed by Varanasi in third place.

Puri Tops Swachh Coastal Town Category

According to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, Puri secured the first position in the Swachh Coastal Town category.

Kerala's Alappuzha ranked second, while Maharashtra's Ratnagiri took the third position.

In the Himalayan city category, Rudrapur emerged as the cleanest city, followed by Jammu in second place.