Swachh Survekshan Awards 2018 - Vijayawada, Siddipet Bags Awards

Hyderabad, June 24: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs announced Swachh Survekshan Awards 2018 recently, In this regard two cities from Telugu states grabbed the awards.

Going by details, Vijayawada and Siddipet won India's Cleanest City awards. Vijayawada has been awarded India's Cleanest City award in the category of the population over 10 lakhs.

While Siddipet has been announced as the cleanest city in the South Zone that falls under the category of the population less than one lakh.

The garbage collection vehicles in Siddipet have been equipped with GPS / RFID and the garbage is collected on a regular basis across the town.

A statement issued by Press Information Bureau Saturday said Jharkhand was awarded the best-performing state, while Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh bagged second and third positions, respectively.