The cities of Madhya Pradesh have again shined in the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26. The awards were presented during an event at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, by President Droupadi Murmu, with Indore and Jabalpur receiving significant accolades.
The mayors of Indore and Jabalpur were met with great pomp at the airports on their return from respective cities. Employees from the municipal department and public representatives and those concerned with maintaining cleanliness took up the cause of the achievement in drums and festivity.
Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav welcomed the trophy and certificate when the city got the highest marks in the cleanliness survey. He celebrated by honouring a female sanitation worker and invited her to be with him in an open jeep.
He added to that Indore had also helped Depalpur, a small town of about 22,000 people, in mentoring. He says that the mentorship scheme helped benefit the town and it has now contributed to making the Indore-Depalpur partnership the most successful “Super Jodi” in the country.
In the meanwhile, Jabalpur has become a history-maker in winning second position in the country in the over one million population group in the cities category.
Upon their arrival in the city, Jabalpur Mayor Jagat Bahadur Singh ‘Annu’ and the leadership of the municipal corporation were greeted with welcome by the public in the city. City’s success was celebrated at the airport by the council, civic officials and residents.
The findings reiterate the importance of cleanliness and urban development efforts in Madhya Pradesh, with Indore and Jabalpur City and Indore situated in the spotlight for their performance on the national stage.