Non-possession of two certifications and delay in furnishing quarterly details by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) proved dear for Bengaluru in the Swachh Survekshan rating 2022 that was released on Saturday by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
The city managed to secure the 43rd national rank by scoring 2,892.98 out of 7500. Bengaluru was one among the 45 cities with a population of above 10 lakh that was surveyed for ranking. Last year, Bengaluru ranked 28th among 48 cities that had more than 10 lakh population. It had scored 3,585.56 points out of 6,000.
Interestingly, the BBMP did not meet the criteria on Garbage Free Cities certificate and Water Plus (treatment of sewage and re-use of wastewater), and hence, did not apply for the certification. The only certification the BBMP had was on Open Defecation Free (ODF). Because of this, out of 2250 marks for certification, the BBMP scored only 600. Not providing quarterly details on “service level progress” as mandated by the Ministry also resulted in poor scoring. Out of the 3,000 scores, the BBMP scored 1309.61. In the “citizen voice”, the BBMP scored 983.37 marks out of 2250 marks.
