Delhi: Delhi, the capital of India, has been declared the cleanest capital city in India and has bagged the third rank among cities with a population between 1 and 10 lakh as per the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs cleanliness survey report.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri made this announced at the Swachh Mahotsav organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs today. He conferred the award to Mr Dharmendra, chairman of the municipal body at a virtual event.
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) also secured the award for best performing capital among all state capitals and union territories. The council’s national ranking also showed remarkable improvement as against the last few years. Last year it was in fifth position and has jumped two places to third position.
NDMC also achieved “open defecation free status” and received 3 stars as per the ministry’s rating protocol for garbage-free cities.
“NDMC is a bin-free city with volume sensor underground bins which are monitored at the Command and Control Centre. It is carrying out 100 per cent door-to-door collection and processes all its waste on a daily basis. No garbage goes to the landfill site and the entire waste is incinerated to produce power,” the council said in a statement to the media.
