Rourkela: Sundargarh has emerged as the best district in Odisha in Swachh Survekshan Ranking -2021 announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in New Delhi on Saturday.
According to the latest annual survey, Sundargarh scored 57.54 in cleanliness in urban areas. A total of 659 districts of 13 states participated in the survey.
Rourkela is the first city from Odisha to bag ‘One Star’ status in garbage-free cities with one lakh to 10 lakh population category. The survey was conducted in 372 cities.
In the all-India ranking, Rourkela stood at 57th position. The city had was ranked 156th in Swachh Survekshan 2020 and placed at 353rd position in 2019.
Bhubaneswar too has improved its ranking to 144. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation held 288th and 274th positions in 2018 and 2019 respectively in the annual cleanliness survey.
It may be noted that Swachh Survekshan was launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which aimed at making India clean and free of open defecation.
