Gandhinagar, Nov 12 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday congratulated the civic bodies, ‘safai mitras’, municipal teams and citizens of the state after Vadodara, Surat and Ahmedabad were recognised for cleanliness in separate categories at the 10th Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 Awards.
Mentor city Ahmedabad & Mentee city Sanand were among the top-ranked ‘jodis’ under the Swachh Shehar Jodi award, while Vadodara Municipal Corporation was recognised as the state’s cleanest city. Surat was among the top 3 clean cities under the Super Swachh League category.
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Swachh Survekshan awards to state Urban Development Minister Kanu Desai, Minister of State Darshna Vaghela, and officials of local bodies of Ahmedabad-Sanand, Vadodara and Surat at a ceremony in New Delhi on Wednesday.
“This achievement belongs to our civic bodies, Safai Mitras, municipal teams and, above all, the citizens of Gujarat, who have made cleanliness a true Jan Andolan. Let us keep moving ahead together towards a Swachh and Viksit Gujarat!” Patel said in a post on X.
“Gujarat’s cities continue to lead the nation in Swachhata! At the 10th Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 Awards, our cities once again earned national recognition. This reflects how cleanliness, under the visionary guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has become a way of life in Gujarat,” he added.
Under the ‘Swachh Shehar Jodi’ initiative, Ahmedabad and Sanand stand number one in the country, a fine example of a big city and a smaller town rising together as mentor and mentee, the CM wrote.
Surat has once again secured 2nd position nationwide in the elite ‘Super Swachh League’, and Vadodara has been honoured as the cleanest city of Gujarat, he said.
“I am grateful to President Droupadi Murmu for conferring these honours, and to Union Minister Manoharlal Khattar for his constant support for urban cleanliness,” Patel said. PTI KVM BNM
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