Swachh Bharat Mission Ranks India’s Cleanest Cities; Several Have Visible Garbage Problems
by Swachh Bharat Mission Ranks India’s Cleanest Cities; Several Have Visible Garbage Problems – Ministry of Housing’s annual Swachh Survekshan rankings place 47 cities in the top ‘five star’ cleanliness category, field visits by journalists to 12 of the 47 find open waste accumulation points, drainage blockages, and visible sanitation gaps, ministry notes rankings are based on documented programme implementation rather than ambient conditions