Bhubaneswar: Two cities from Odisha have bagged the top position in the Indian Swachhata League today.
Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) and Pipili Notified Area Council (NAC) have bagged awards for the successful conduct of Indian Swachhata League activities across 1850+ cities, said an official press release.
A rigorous evaluation was undertaken and the top city teams were shortlisted for the special felicitation held today at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi.
Union Minister of State for Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs Kousal Kishore felicitated the winning Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
Executive Officer Pipili NAC Puja Rout and Deputy Commissioner CMC (Sanitation) Sanjeebita Ray have received the awards.
As part of the as a part of Garbage Free Odisha Campaign under the Indian Swachhata League organised by the Housing & Urban Development Department, school students across 114 ULBs of urban Odisha were taken to the MCC & MRF established in the cities to create awareness and to make the students as Swachhata Ambassadors.
Swachh Karmis and Swachh Sathis from Mission Shakti Groups explained the process starting from collection of waste to treatment and disposal.
