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Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada place in top three of separate Swachh Survekshan categories

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11 Nov 2026, 9:00 pm IST1 min read

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Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada placed in the top three of separate categories at the Swachh Survekshan 2025–26 awards on November 11. The Union housing and urban affairs ministry announced the results through the Press Information Bureau after the ceremony in New Delhi.

Greater Visakhapatnam was among the top three in the category for cities with populations of one million or more, alongside Jabalpur and Lucknow. Vijayawada was in the top three of the Super Swachh League alongside Navi Mumbai and Surat.

Tirupati and Kuppam also placed among the top three mentor–mentee pairs in the Swachh Shehar Jodi category. The ministry said state-level winners would be honoured at ceremonies in their respective states.

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Credit: PIB Delhi — India newsroom RSS

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