Ahmedabad awarded national award for Swachhata Mentor City

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has been honoured with the prestigious national award as 'Swachhata Mentor City' under the Swachhata Survekshan 2025-26. According to a report by Sandesh, the award was presented by the President at a grand ceremony held in Delhi on 11 November. The primary reason behind this achievement is the continuous guidance and support provided by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to Sanand city. In last year's Swachhata Survekshan, Sanand city was ranked 753rd in the entire country, but due to the transformation brought about under Ahmedabad's guidance, Sanand city has today reached the first rank jointly with Ahmedabad.

Following this proud achievement, 21 enthusiastic sanitation workers were given a warm welcome by the administration of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Three sanitation workers who performed exceptionally well in each ward of the city were specially honoured with garlands and sweets. Currently, approximately 12,000 sanitation workers are performing their duties day and night in the city to ensure that the city's cleanliness is maintained.

Ahmedabad Mayor Hitesh Barot stated that these 'karmayogis' start the work of cleaning the roads as early as 5 am even during major festivals like Diwali. Lakhs of metric tonnes of waste are collected from the city every day and managed using scientific methods. A special campaign has been launched by the Municipal Corporation to collect wet and dry waste separately from every household, and the work of processing it has also been undertaken. Through this system, the process of turning waste into wealth is being carried out successfully. The collected waste is properly segregated and recycled, ensuring the preservation of the environment.