Guwahati named cleanest capital city in NE: Himanta

Assam’s Guwahati has emerged as the cleanest capital of the northeast in the ‘Swachh Survekshan’ rankings, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday.
Sarma also said that all four AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) cities in the state – Guwahati, Silchar, Nagaon and Dibrugarh – are now garbage-free.
“In the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25, Guwahati and North Lakhimpur have been awarded as the Promising Swachh Sheher of Assam,” he said in a post on X.
Six cities have received ODF++ certification, while prominent cities moved up the cleanliness rankings, the CM said.
As per the ‘Swachh Survekshan’ rankings for 2024-25, Guwahati has been named the cleanest capital
Guwahati has moved to the middle rung in the category (3 lakh to 10 lakh population) from the bottom of the pile last year, he said.
All four AMRUT cities in the state have secured GFC (garbage-free city) 1-star ranking. None had featured last year, Sarma said.
The cities getting ODF++ certification this year did not have the recognition in the previous rankings, he said.
Ahmedabad was named the cleanest big city, followed by Bhopal and Lucknow in the annual cleanliness survey.