Swachh Survekshan 2017: Indore Is Cleanest City. Here's What Twitter Said

New Delhi: The central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has a lot to be proud of today. The city of Indore was declared the cleanest as part of government's 'Swachh Survekshan 2017'. The runner up also from the same state - its capital Bhopal. Announced by Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu, the rankings were decided after votes from 37 lakh citizens. Andhra Pradesh's coastal city Vishakhapatnam was the second runner up. The rankings are a part of PM Narendra Modi's mission to clean up India under his flagship Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

This was the second such survey done by Centre to assess the progress of Swachh Bharat scheme in 434 cities. Last year's winner Mysuru dropped to fifth spot this year and Gujarat's Surat was declared No. 4. Gujarat has the maximum of 12 cities in the top 50 spots of the ranking, followed by Madhya Pradesh with 11 cities.

Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Venkaiah Naidu shared the information on Twitter and congratulated the winning cities.
 

Congrats top 3 cleanest cities #Indore, #Bhopal, #Visakhapatnam. #CleanIndia is an integral part of making a #NewIndia #SwachhSurvekshan2017 pic.twitter.com/fi4gvy06UY

- M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) May 4, 2017

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister thanked the people and municipal officials for their effort in bringing the city to the top of rankings.
 

Extremely delighted that Indore has won The Cleanest City award in #SwachhSurvekshan2017. Thank people & municipality efforts. #MyCleanIndia

- ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) May 4, 2017

Twitter congratulated the city and its leaders for the honour. Many proud Indore residents also expressed joy at the news
 

@ChouhanShivraj congratulations sir ..for being on top with ur state in #SwachhSurvekshan2017 survey.

- N!Sh! Thakr (@nishi2595) May 4, 2017

@FinancialXpress @MVenkaiahNaidu #Indore is really doing a great work. Penalties, Proper solid waste disposal, Installation of dustbins, Door 2 door garbage collection.1/2

- Aditya (@adityagotan) May 4, 2017

#Indore my hometown. #Indore my birthplace. #Indore where I truly belong..!! https://t.co/4jIxiOkcm4

- Arjun Jhawar (@arjunjhawar) May 4, 2017

Cleanest in India .This feels so good, so we have more to boast than the foodie tag . #Indore #Happy #proud https://t.co/G4RGytVbqQ

- Akash (@hashakash) May 4, 2017

#Indore It is such a good feeling to live in the cleanest city across entire Country #SwachhSurvekshan2017 #swachbharatabhiyan

- t wa (@keyshan23) May 4, 2017

However, some people remained critical of the rankings. 
 

@ndtv @SwachhBharatGov @swachhbharat khan river in terribly bad shape. an ugly spot on this beautiful city! It doesn't contain freshwater but instead carries sewage.. #Indore pic.twitter.com/HImx0mfQLo

- Amit Bhandari (@bahraichse) May 4, 2017

Can't see it's effect on ground level....looks like they have cleaned particular cities on the day of Survekshan !! #SwachhSurvekshan2017

- Rishikesh Mahajan (@rish_mahajan) May 4, 2017

Even if govt takes all efforts for clean environment. It is difficult to achieve with the current mindset of indians.#SwachhSurvekshan2017

- Keerthi Selvam (@keerthiselvam) May 4, 2017

The 'Swachh Survekshan 2017' also ranked Uttar Pradesh's Gonda as the dirtiest city and Bhusawal in Maharashtra as second-last. In fact, Uttar Pradesh made for half of the bottom 50 cities in the survey.

(With inputs from PTI)

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