As a prelude to encourage cities to improve urban sanitation, ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) had conducted a Swachh Survekshan-2016 survey for the rating of 73 cities in January 2010.
In a bid to scale up the coverage of the ranking exercise and encourage towns and cities to actively implement mission initiatives in a timely and innovative manner, MoUD now proposes to conduct its second survey to rank 500 cities with a population of 1 lakh and above) under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U).
The objective of the survey is to encourage large scale citizen participation and create awareness amongst all sections of society about the importance of working together towards making towns and cities a better place to live in. Additionally, the survey also intends to foster a spirit of healthy competition among towns and cities to improve their service delivery to citizens, towards creating cleaner cities.
In this regard, Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) on August 10 has awarded two best male and female sweepers: Prabhu Prakash and Neikseii Kheya on August 10 under Swachh Bharat Mission-urban (SBM- U).
The prize carries a cash of Rs. 5000 each and citation.