Dehradun/Rudrapur, Nov 11 (PTI) Kashipur and Rudrapur achieved top national and state honours for urban sanitation and waste management at the ‘Swachh Survekshan 2025-26’ awards presented on Wednesday by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
The Rudrapur Municipal Corporation secured the first position nationwide in the 'Himalayan Cities' category, while Kashipur was named the 'First Swachh City of Uttarakhand'.
The event highlighted various discussions and initiatives aimed at improving urban sanitation, sanitation management and the functioning of urban local bodies across Uttarakhand.
Kashipur Mayor Deepak Bali, Rudrapur Mayor Vikas Sharma, Urban Development Department Director Vinod Goswami, Kashipur Municipal Health Officer Ravindra Bisht, Rudrapur Municipal Commissioner Shipra Joshi, and Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 State Mission Manager Manoj Pandey attended the event.
Officials said that the core focus of the programme was on strengthening sanitation initiatives, enhancing sanitation infrastructure, ensuring effective waste management and fostering public participation to secure better results in the 'Swachh Survekshan 2025-26'.
This was the tenth edition of the Swachh Survekshan, which evaluated over 4,751 cities across the country. The cities were assessed based on 43 distinct parameters, including cleanliness systems, door-to-door waste collection, waste segregation, solid waste management, the availability of public toilets, water management and citizen participation.
