Bhubaneswar: The Odisha capital has been ranked 44th with a score of 59.71 in NITI Aayog’s first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Urban India Index.
The index developed in collaboration with GIZ and BMZ under the umbrella of Indo-German Development Cooperation has assessed 56 cities on 77 SDG indicators and the list prepared on the basis of their performances under categories such as poverty, health, education, gender equality, affordable and clean energy and climate action, among others.
Dhanbad, Meerut, Itanagar, Guwahati, Patna, Jodhpur, Kohima, Agra, Kolakata and Faridabad are the bottom 10 urban areas.
Bhubaneswar, however, has scored a high of 95 in Climate Action and has been adjudged frontrunner in Good Health and Well Being; Gender Equality, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; Ensuring Sustainable Consumption and Production Pattern; and Speed, Justice and Strong Institution goals.
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