Clean Cities Rise, Bengaluru Stumbles—Swachh Survekshan 2025 Sparks Debate

The Swachh Survekshan 2025 report has brought Bengaluru into the limelight for all the wrong reasons and ranked it at number five among India's dirtiest cities with a population of more than one million. The sanitation performance of the city is still trailing behind its infrastructure dreams even though it is India's 'tech capital'.

 

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The rankings are an eyeopener for the civic authorities and citizens of Bengaluru too. With joint efforts and augmented community participation, the city can reverse its current slide in the next survey cycle.

 

Source: Hindustan Times, The Hindu, Times of India