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Swachh 2020 table
Why is it in the news?
- The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced the results of the first and second quarters of the Swachh Survekshan 2020.
More in the news
- The rankings were conducted in a league format for the first time.
- They were split into three quarters (April to June, July to September and October to December 2019) and different categories based on the population of the city.
- Findings:
(1) Indore and Jamshedpur have topped the cleanliness charts for two consecutive quarters among cities with over 10 lakh population and with 1 lakh to 10 lakh population respectively.
(2) Bhopal, which came in second in the first quarter, was replaced by Rajkot in Gujarat in the second quarter.
(3) Surat was at number three in the first quarter, but Navi Mumbai made it to the third spot in the second quarter rankings.
- New Delhi fell from second position in the first quarter to sixth position in the second quarter and was replaced by Chandrapur in Maharashtra at second place.
(1) A national-level survey of cleanliness of cities will begin from January 4, leading to the final Swachh Survekshan 2020 rankings.
Source
The Hindu.