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Indore in Madhya Pradesh is India’s cleanest city and Gonda in Uttar Pradesh is the dirtiest, the government said today as it revealed the Swachh Survekshan survey scoring cities on various counts related to cleanliness and sanitation. Union Minister Venkaiah…
According to a report in Telegraph, Bhubaneswar along with Rourkela, has emerged among the winners in the nationwide Swachh Survekshan-II, the result of which will be made official on May 4. The Union ministry of urban development has informed that the city…
The civic body here has started installing an online feedback device outside public toilets across the city to ensure cleanliness. The move aims to get direct feedback from residents regarding the maintenance of the toilets to help Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation…
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started the process of engaging rag pickers in segregation of municipal solid waste. In the first phase, 500 rag pickers have been identified and provided with identity cards. “On December 12, the civic body…
The civic body will install 3,600 dustbins at 1,800 locations across the city to ensure better waste management and a cleaner city. By February 1, as many as 1,000 bins will be set up at 500 locations. Each location will…
A global index report released in 2015 shows India is performing poorly when it comes to sanitation equity and accessibility. While the country was positioned at a dismal 93rd in the overall ‘The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Performance Index 2015’…
The Old Town (Ekamra Kshetra), which is the heritage hub of the capital city, is now its cleanest neighbourhood. With the rising popularity of the Ekamra Walks, a heritage walk organised by the BMC and BDA every Sunday through its…
Bhubaneswar has turned empty walls of public lavatories into canvases for paintings, urging people to stop open defecation altogether. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken an innovative art route to give powerful message to stop open defecation at the same…
An awareness campaign was carried out to make Berhampur in Odisha polythene and open defecation free (ODF) under the Swachh Bharat Mission. School and college students along with government officials and campaigners participated in the special rallies organised by Ganjam district…