A large number of urban local bodies (ULBs) of Telangana have bagged the Swachh Sarvekshan 2022 awards based on their performance in improving sanitation by dealing with the garbage disposal problem efficiently and effectively.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has selected the ULBs by giving them star rating on parameters such as sanitation, garbage and solid waste management. Apart from 16 ULBs selected from the awards, 70 other ULBs have secured ODF+ rating and anotner 40 ULBs have secured ODF++ rating. One ULB has been given water+ rating and another 40 ULBs were recognised as ODF towns.
The ULBs selected for the Swachh Sarvekshan awards include Adibatla, Bhoothpur, Chandur, Chityala, Gajwel, Ghatkesar, Husnabad, Kompally, Korutla, Kothapalli, Nereducharla, Sircilla, Turka Yamzal and Vemulawada Municipalities, Badangpet Municipal Corporation and Secunderabad Cantonment Board. The awards would be present at a function to be held at New Delhi on October 1.
