Jamshedpur: Jamshedpur has been ranked Jharkhand’s cleanest city in the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 conducted by the ministry of housing and urban affairs, officials of Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) said. President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards to rank holders in New Delhi on Wednesday.The civic body said the recognition reflected the city’s sustained sanitation efforts, scientific waste management and active citizen participation. As many as 4,752 urban local bodies (ULBs) took part in the national cleanliness survey, while 60 top-performing cities were invited to the awards ceremony.Jamshedpur’s initiatives include door-to-door waste collection, source segregation, street sweeping, drain cleaning, public sanitation and scientific processing of municipal solid waste. The city has also deployed GPS-enabled vehicles, QR-code monitoring and GIS-based service tracking, besides setting up Material Recovery Facilities, composting and biomethanation plants.Officials said awareness campaigns involving citizens, schools, residential societies, commercial establishments and community organisations helped drive behavioural change. Safai Mitras and sanitation teams were credited for the achievement.Of JNAC’s 60 sq km area, around 42 sq km is managed by Tata Steel Utility and Infrastructure Services Ltd (TSUISL), Tata Steel’s utility arm.Tata Steel said the award reflected the collective efforts of citizens, the company, civic authorities and other stakeholders to build a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable Jamshedpur.
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