Indore ranks India's cleanest city for 5th consecutive year

Indore city. Image for representation. Photo: iStock

Madhya Pradesh's Indore has been ranked as India's cleanest city for the fifth time in a row by the Centre.

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards at New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan on Saturday.

Gujarat's Surat was ranked as the second cleanest city, while Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada ranked third in the list.

Gujarat's Ahmedabad was conferred with the Swachh Survekshan Award for being the country's cleanest cantonment.

Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh has been named as the country's cleanest state.

Prime minister Narendra Modi's constituency has bagged the cleanest 'Ganga town' award.

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