Gonda Dirtiest City

Flies throng over piles of faeces, drains overflow with sewage and the foul smell in the air is inescapable. This is Awas Vikas, one of the most exclusive parts of Gonda, an Uttar Pradesh city that has the ignominy of being branded the dirtiest in India.

After the Swachh Bharat survey revealed that Indias most populous state Uttar Pradesh is also the filthiest, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided to take the matter into his own hands, literally. Armed with a broom, the chief minister headed to a congested pocket of Lucknow and swept the streets along with his ministers.

Indore in Madhya Pradesh is India's cleanest city and Gonda in Uttar Pradesh is the dirtiest, the government said today as it revealed the "Swachh Survekshan" survey scoring cities on various counts related to cleanliness and sanitation. Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said the rankings are on the basis of feedback taken from people in 434 cities. St...

Flies throng over piles of faeces, drains overflow with sewage and the foul smell in the air is inescapable. This is Awas Vikas, one of the most exclusive parts of Gonda, an Uttar Pradesh city that has the ignominy of being branded the dirtiest in India.

After the Swachh Bharat survey revealed that Indias most populous state Uttar Pradesh is also the filthiest, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided to take the matter into his own hands, literally. Armed with a broom, the chief minister headed to a congested pocket of Lucknow and swept the streets along with his ministers.

Indore in Madhya Pradesh is India's cleanest city and Gonda in Uttar Pradesh is the dirtiest, the government said today as it revealed the "Swachh Survekshan" survey scoring cities on various counts related to cleanliness and sanitation. Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said the rankings are on the basis of feedback taken from people in 434 cities. St...