Indore and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh have emerged as the cleanest cities in the country as per a massive cleanliness survey commissioned by the Union Urban Development Ministry. The dirtiest city, according to the survey is Gonda in Uttar Pradesh. The survey, Swachh Survekshan-2017, was carried out by the Quality Council of India across 434 cities and includes the feedback of 18 lakh respondents. The results were announced by Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday.Gonda was ranked 434th in the list and fared poorly on all parameters: waste collection, solid-waste management, construction of toilets, sanitation strategies and behaviour change communication.“The ranking has not come as a surprise to us. In a state-level survey last year, Gonda had performed poorly,” said a resident of Malviya Ganj locality.
