Overview

• Ahmedabad scored 12,079 points to top the million-plus cities category in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 survey
• Indore has been elevated to the newly created Super Swachh League after dominating as cleanest city for seven consecutive years
• MoHUA has discontinued absolute rankings and will launch a one-year accelerated dumpsite remediation programme from August 15, 2025
• Surat Municipal Corporation is deploying AI on live CCTV feeds to detect littering and stray cattle for real-time waste management alerts
• Observers have challenged Guwahati’s ‘Promising Swachh Shehar’ designation, citing ongoing gaps in its garbage collection and disposal infrastructure