Telangana bags 12 ‘Swachh Survekshan’ awards

Telangana State is one of the top two performing States and is a winner in 12 categories at the national-level sanitation challenges and competitions conducted by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoUHA). States were evaluated under the categories such as ‘Swachh Survekshan’ and ‘Garbage Free City Rating’ & ‘Safaimitra Suraksha Challenge’, aimed at improving the overall sanitation condition, enhancing citizen awareness and engagement towards waste management across the 4,300 Indian cities and towns. While GHMC was declared a winner under Swachh Survekshan-2021 and Garbage Free City Rating-2021 categories, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation won under the Safai Mitra Suraksha Challenge.