Indore was adjudged India's cleanest city on Wednesday (March 6) for the third straight year in the cleanliness survey conducted by the central government. The Swachh Survekshan awards 2019 were conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony in New Delhi.

The cleanliness awards were given by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

While the New Delhi Municipal Council area was given the 'Cleanest Small City' award, Uttarakhand's Gauchar was adjudged the 'Best Ganga Town' in the central government survey.

Here's a list of twenty cities which were awarded by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

1.Indore

2.Ambikapur

3.Mysore

4.Ujjain

5.New Delhi(NDMC)

6.Ahmedabad

7.Navi Mumbai

8.Tirupati

9.Rajkot

10.Dewas

11.Bhilai Nagar

12.Vijaywada

13.Ghaziabad

14.Surat

15.Jamshedpur

16.Kolhapur

17.Kharpore

18.Nagda

19.Bhopal

20.Chandigarh

In 2018 also Indore was adjudged the cleanest city in the country, according to the government swachhta survey.

Maharashtra stood at the second place behind Jharkhand in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 while Chhattisgarh was at the third position in the category of best-performing states.

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