Berhampur Municipal Corporation bags Swachh Survekshan 2021 Award

By Kalinga Voice Last updated Nov 20, 2021

Urban Local Bodies of Odisha performs better in Swachhata Ranking

Bhubaneswar(Kalinga Voice) : Berhampur Municipal Corporation bagged SwachhSurvekshan 2021 Award for Innovation and Best Practices in a function held at New Delhi on 20/11/2021. Shri Vijay AmrutaKulange, Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam along with Dr.Siddheswar Baliram Bondar, Commissioner, Berhampur Municipal Corporation and other senior officials received the Award on this occasion. It is to mention here that SwachhSurvekshan is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns across India. The objective of the survey is to encourage large scale citizen participation, ensure the sustainability of initiatives taken towards garbage free and open defecation-free cities. Additionally, the survey also intends to foster a spirit of healthy competition amongst towns and cities to improve their service delivery to citizens and move towards creating cleaner cities.

The intent of improvement can be gauged in the urban space of Odisha by way of observing the rise in the SwachhSurveshan ranking of some of the ULBs in their respective categories. They have done exceedingly well in comparision to the year before and their competitors elsewhere in the country.

Urban Local Bodies of Odisha have performed well in the SwachhSurvekshan 2021. A total of 4320 cities and towns had participated in the Survey. Jatani Municipality stood 6^th in overall Zonal Ranking, Paradip Municipality in 8^th, Dhenkanal Municipality in 11^th rank, Rajagangpur Municipality in 17^th, Keonjhargarh in 18^th , Barbil in 21^st , Jeypore in 22^nd , Bhawanipatana in 24^th and Jharsuguda in 25^th under 50-1 lakh population overall National Zonal Ranking category.

Similarly Joda Municipality stood 20^th , Byasanagar in 21^st, Sundargarh in 26^th , Anandpur Municipality in 28^th , Paralekhmundi Municipality in 33th , Jajpur Municipality in 34^th and Khorda Municipality in 35^th National Zonal Ranking under 25000 to 50,000 population Category.

Under 1 lakh to 10 lakh Population Category, Berhampur Municipal Corporation stood 56^th whereas Rourkela Municipal Corporation in 57^th rank in National Ranking , whereas Balesore Municipality in 109^th Zonal ranking .

So far as less than 25000 population category is concerned, Hinjlicut Municipality stood 110^th , Rambha in 137^th rank, Binika NAC in 138^th Rank, Konark NAC in 140^thrank,Asika NAC in 141th Rank, Patanagarh NAC in 142 Rank, BiejepurNAC in 143 rank, Surada NAC in 144^th rank, Tarabha NAC in 147^th rank, Kamakhyanagar in 148^th rank, Kotapad NAC in 149^th rank and Bhuban NAC in 150^th rank under Zonal Ranking.

The introduction of the decentralized Solid Waste Management system with the establishment of Wealth Centre, Involvement of Mission Shakti Women SHGs, Transgender, Ragpickers in the entire Sanitation Value chain, Provision of more human resources, Vehicles including Battery Operated Vehicles, Focus on awareness as well as in Behaviour Change of people , Capacity Building of various stakeholders, Active Citizen participation, moreover proper implementation and monitoring of the activities in the true spirit has resulted in good ranking of the Cities and Towns in Odisha in an effort to make Odisha “ Swachh Odisha Sustha Odisha”.