Kohima: Longleng clinched the title of State First Swachh City of Nagaland at the 10th Swachh Survekshan Awards in New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu handed out the honors at Vigyan Bhawan on November 11. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Power Manohar Lal and Minister of State Tokhan Sahu also attended the event. Kuolie Mere, Deputy Director and Senior PRO for the Nagaland government, accepted the award.
The assessment measured waste segregation, sanitation access, and citizen feedback. It also tracked solid waste management, desludging services, and cleanliness advocacy. Longleng Town Council Administrator Thungchanbemo Tungoe hailed the win as a major milestone. He stated, "The achievement demonstrated that a small town could set an example in cleanliness and civic responsibility through unity, discipline and shared responsibility."
Other cities grabbed national headlines. Navi Mumbai took top honors as the cleanest city, with Surat and Vijayawada following in second and third. Judges named Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, the Cleanest Riverfront Town. Rudrapur in Uttarakhand secured the award for Cleanest Himalayan City.
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