Aizawl, Nov 11 (PTI) Aizawl has bagged the ‘State First Swachh City of Mizoram’ award in the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, marking a major recognition of the state capital’s cleanliness and sanitation efforts, officials said on Wednesday.
The award was presented at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu.
Aizawl Mayor H Lalremtluanga and officials of the Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation (UD&PA) department attended the ceremony to receive the award on behalf of the city.
The Swachh Survekshan, conducted by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Swachh Bharat Mission, has been assessing cleanliness and sanitation standards of urban areas across the country since 2016.
The annual survey has sought to foster competition among cities and encourage improvements in waste management, sanitation and overall cleanliness.
The latest recognition adds to Mizoram’s growing record in the national cleanliness survey. Aizawl was earlier recognised as the Fastest Moving City in the North East Zone in 2017, while Lunglei, Biate, Champhai, Vairengte and Serchhip have also received various Swachh Survekshan awards over the years, officials said.
Lunglei received the Promising Swachh Shehar of Mizoram award in 2024-25, while Aizawl was recognised as a Clean City within Mizoram in 2023.
The state had also secured the first rank as the Fastest Mover State among states with fewer than 100 urban local bodies in 2021. PTI CORR RG
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