Seven Chhattisgarh urban local bodies to receive National Swachh Survekshan honours

RAIPUR: Seven urban local bodies (ULBs) from Chhattisgarh will receive national awards for their exceptional performance in cleanliness parameters under Swachh Survekshan 2024.

President Droupadi Murmu will present the awards at a ceremony in New Delhi on July 17. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu will also attend the event. Bilaspur Municipal Corporation has been selected in the Big Cities category (population between 3 lakh and 10 lakh), Kumhari Municipality in the Small Cities category (population between 20,000 and 50,000), and Bilha Nagar Panchayat in the Very Small Cities category (population below 20,000).

Raipur Municipal Corporation will receive the Ministerial Award from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for its outstanding work in cleanliness at the state level. The Super Swachhata League (SSL), a new category introduced in Swachh Survekshan this year, recognises cities that have ranked among the top three at least once in the past three years and are currently placed within the top 200 cities in their respective population categories.

Under this new category, three Chhattisgarh ULBs have been selected: Ambikapur Municipal Corporation in the category of cities with populations ranging from 50,000 to 3 lakh, and Patan Nagar Panchayat along with Bishrampur Nagar Panchayat in the category for cities with populations below 20,000. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao extended their congratulations to all seven ULBs selected for the national awards. Chief Minister Sai said that the national-level selection of seven urban local bodies from Chhattisgarh in Swachh Survekshan 2024 is a matter of great pride for the entire state. He reaffirmed his belief that Chhattisgarh will continue to be a leading state in the nation’s cleanliness movement.