NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, AUG 20
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday expressed happiness over four major cities of the state finding place in the list of top 10 cleanest cities of India.
Thank you @HardeepSPuri Ji.
It’s GandhiJi’s and @NarendraModi’s Gujarat where cleanliness is on top priority.
It’s result of Political Will, Administrative Skill and people’s participation.
congratulations to Citizens and Municipal Authorities of Surat. https://t.co/XUQe136bTs— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) August 20, 2020
Rupani gave credit to people, elected representatives, and officials of these cities for accepting the appeal of Mahatma Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi about cleanliness, which helped in getting the rankings.
As per the Swachh Survekshan 2020 findings, released in New Delhi on Thursday, Surat is the second cleanest city in India after Indore which retained the top ranking for a fourth straight year.
આજે ગુજરાત માટે ખુશી અને ગૌરવની ક્ષણ છે. દસ લાખથી વધારે વસ્તી ધરાવતા શહેરોના #SwachhSurvekshan2020માં પ્રથમ 10માં ગુજરાતના કુલ 4 શહેરો સુરત, અમદાવાદ, રાજકોટ અને વડોદરાનો સમાવેશ થયો છે. પ્રધાનમંત્રી શ્રી @narendramodi જીના સ્વચ્છ ભારતના અભિયાનની આ સફળતા છે. અભિનંદન ગુજરાત pic.twitter.com/Qss0KS1NIt
— Vijay Rupani (Modi Ka Parivar) (@vijayrupanibjp) August 20, 2020
Three other Gujarat cities in the top 10 are Ahmedabad (5th spot), Rajkot (6th spot), and Vadodara (10th spot), said Rupani in a statement.
“It is a matter of great happiness and pride that four Gujarat cities have made it to the top 10 list of Swachh Survekshan 2020.
The endless efforts of cleanliness, superior support from the citizens and hours of planning by AMC has helped us become the best in the country. Congratulations Ahmedabad, we are now, officially, the cleanest Mega City (Above 40 Lakh Population) as per the #SwachhSurvekshan2020 pic.twitter.com/BGsGAR6J2o
— Amdavad Municipal Corporation (@AmdavadAMC) August 20, 2020
“I congratulate people, elected representatives, and mayors of these four cities for achieving this feat,” said Rupani.
સ્વચ્છ સર્વેક્ષણ-૨૦૨૦ માં ૪૦ લાખથી વધુ વસ્તી ધરાવતા શહેરોમાં પ્રથમ ક્રમાંક તેમજ ભારતભરના શહેરોમાં ૫ મો ક્રમાંક હાંસલ કરતું અમદાવાદ.@AmdavadAMC @ibijalpatel@drrajivguptaias @Mukeshias#SwachhBharat#SwachhSurvekshanAwards2020 pic.twitter.com/rnZ4Qt4nWU
— Office Of Bijal Patel (@BijalPatelOffc) August 20, 2020
“It’s a matter of pride for all Gujaratis because we are walking on the path shown by Mahatma Gandhi about maintaining cleanliness.
“Our PM, too, had initiated a major social movement to make people understand the importance of cleanliness,” said Rupani.
#VMCVadodara #SwachhSurvekshan2020 #SwachhBharat @SwachSurvekshan @swachhbharat @sbmugujarat pic.twitter.com/32Yx6GJhMS
— VMC VADODARA (@VMCVadodara) August 20, 2020
The people of the state accepted the appeal of these “two sons of Gujarat” and this helped the four cities figure in the top 10 cleanest cities of the country, he said.
Terming the survey results as “encouraging”, Rupani said Gujarat is committed to creating more cleaner and greener cities.
