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Karnal named Haryana's cleanest city, wins President's Award for second consecutive year

Karnal, Nov 11 (UNI) Karnal has been recognised as Haryana's cleanest city in the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, securing the President's Award for the second consecutive year and becoming the first municipal corporation in the state to achieve the distinction twice in succession.
President Droupadi Murmu presented the award at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday, recognising the city's performance in the nationwide cleanliness assessment conducted by the union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister Vipul Goel, Commissioner and Secretary Ashok Kumar Meena, Karnal Mayor Renu Bala Gupta and Municipal Commissioner Saloni Sharma received the award.
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal and Minister of State Tokhan Sahu were present at the ceremony.
The recognition marks a significant achievement for Karnal, which secured third place nationally in the previous Swachh Survekshan. However, the city's exact national ranking for the latest assessment has not yet been announced and is expected to be released in the coming days.
The 2025-26 assessment, the tenth edition of Swachh Survekshan, evaluated urban cleanliness and sanitation services, including waste segregation, garbage collection and transportation, solid waste management, access to sanitation, used-water management, mechanisation of desludging services, sanitation workers' welfare and citizen feedback.
According to the Karnal Municipal Corporation, central assessment teams inspected the city during March and April, examining sanitation infrastructure, service delivery and documentary evidence submitted by the civic body.
Mayor Renu Bala Gupta congratulated residents and municipal employees, particularly sanitation workers, for their contribution to the achievement.
"Receiving the President's Award for the second consecutive year is a matter of pride for Karnal and Haryana," Gupta said.
She credited the municipal sanitation teams, officials and public participation for helping the city secure the recognition.
The Mayor also acknowledged the support of union Minister and Karnal MP Manohar Lal and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
Municipal Commissioner Saloni Sharma said the award reflected months of coordinated efforts by the civic body's sanitation wing and the active participation of residents.
"Our sanitation workers have worked as a team to achieve this success," Sharma said, adding that their contribution remained crucial because they continued cleaning operations throughout the year, often under difficult weather conditions.
She said the assessment examined not only visible cleanliness but also the effectiveness of waste management systems, sanitation services, institutional arrangements and public grievance redressal.
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