Haryana has once again made its mark in area of cleanliness by winning a State award in the Swachh Survekshan-2021 survey wherein two cities of Haryana have bagged the award of 'Garbage-Free City' and one city has won the 'Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge'.
All these awards will be given to Haryana in the upcoming Swachh Amrit Mahotsav to be held in New Delhi on November 20. 12 Urban Local Bodies of the State have been certified as 'ODF Plus-Plus' and 43 other Urban Local Bodies with 'ODF Plus'.
Giving details, an official spokesperson said that it has been announced that Haryana would be given a State Award under Swachh Survekshan-2021 by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Apart from these, Municipal Corporation Rohtak and Municipal Corporation Gurugram will get the 'Garbage-Free City' award. Not only this, Municipal Corporation Gurugram will also be honoured with the award of 'Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge'.
He informed that 12 Urban Local Bodies of the State have been certified as 'ODF Plus-Plus' by the Central Government, including Gurugram, Karnal, Rohtak, Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Hisar, Nilokheri, Panipat, Gharaunda, Rewari and Radaur.
Apart from these local bodies, 43 other Urban Local Bodies have been certified with 'ODF Plus', the spokesperson said. He informed that in the Swachh Survekshan-2020 also, Haryana had performed excellently in terms of cleanliness.
During the Swachh Survekshan-2020 last year, 6 cities were certified as 5-star, 65 cities were rated 3-star and 70 cities were rated 1-star, while the Municipal Corporation, Karnal got 3-star rating and Municipal Corporation, Rohtak got 1-star rating. Also, 13 cities which include Gurugram, Karnal, Rohtak, Ambala, Ganaur, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Panipat, Gharaunda, Rewari, Sampla, Hisar and Radaur had been declared as 'ODF Plus-Plus' and 16 cities were declared as 'ODF Plus'.