Chandigarh that has been known as city beautiful in India, placed 11^th in a survey of “Swachh Survekshan Survey” 2017. This time there is a steep decline in ranking from 2^nd place to 11^th place. In last survey city beautiful got 2^nd place in the list of cleanest cities of India.

The government of India announced the results of “Swach Survekshan Survey” 2017 and revealed the cleanest cities of India. Indore topped the list this time and city beautiful that has been listed second in the last survey slipped to  11^th position this time.

Chandigarh not even placed in top 10 clean cities:

Chandigarh in 2014 got Ist rank, in 2016 position was 2^nd and in 2017 city beautiful is not even placed in top 10 clean cities. This time it spotted at 11^th position and it is quite shocking for everyone. It is really a matter of concern for Chandigarh administration because they are unable to maintain its cleanliness and its position is declining every year. List of top twenty cleanest cities in India:

     Cities                                      States

1.       Indore                                Madhya Pradesh
2.       Bhopal                                Madhya Pradesh
3.       Vishakhapatnam                  Andhra Pradesh
4.       Surat                                  Gujarat
5.       Mysuru                                Karnatakaa
6.       Tiruchirapalli                       Tamil Nadu
7.       New Delhi                           New Delhi
8.       Navi Mumbai                       Maharashtra
9.       Tirupati                               Andhra Pradesh
10.       Vadodara                            Gujarat
11.       Chandigarh                         Punjab/Haryana
12.       Ujjain                                 Madhya Pradesh
13.       Pune                                  Maharashtra
14.       Ahmedabad                        Gujarat
15.       Ambikapur                         Chhatisgarh
16.       Coimbatore                        Tamil Nadu
17.       Khargone                           Madhya Pradesh
18.       Rajkot                               Gujarat
19.       Vijaywada                          Andhra Pradesh
20.       Gandhinagar                      Gujarat

Criteria and different components used for the survey:

This survey was carried out by the quality council of India and it includes 434 cities. Different components are included in this survey and on the basis of those components, it has been decided that which city is clean and which one is dirtiest in all.

• Solid waste management and open defecation status  carried 45 % marks
• Citizen feedback- 30 %
• Independent observation- 25 %

The reason for this steep decline in ranking:

Last year Chandigarh that has awarded by PM Modi because it got open defecation free status. But Chandigarh is unable to maintain it. According to Hindustan times reports, open defecation is again started in the city because of the bad condition of movable toilets in Chandigarh that was provided in colonies and villages. Hope ranking of this time will motivate Chandigarh Administration to work toward improving the ranking and match the past ranking.