Overview
- Speaking at the Vijayawada function, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said Andhra Pradesh aims to clear 85 lakh metric tons of accumulated waste by December and declare a zero‑garbage state on January 1.
- He said 55 lakh metric tons have been cleared so far after the new government abolished a garbage tax that he argued had coincided with neglect of waste management.
- He presented 75 state‑level awards across 21 categories to Swachha Sainiks, recognizing frontline efforts to keep cities and towns clean.
- The awards span municipalities, gram panchayats, schools, hospitals, offices, Rythu bazaars, bus stations and industrial units as part of the broader cleanliness push.
- Top state‑level honorees include the Mangalagiri–Tadepalli municipal corporation along with the municipalities of Tadipatri, Bobbili, Palamaneru, Atmakur and Kuppam, plus six named gram panchayats.