Raipur, 10 November (H.S.): President Droupadi Murmu will honour three urban local bodies from Chhattisgarh — Raipur, Bilaspur and Bilha — selected for the national awards under Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, on November 11.

The award ceremony will be held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi from 11:30 am on November 11, where the President will present the awards in recognition of the three urban bodies’ outstanding performance in the field of cleanliness.

According to the office of Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao, the ceremony is being organised by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal and Minister of State Tokhan Sahu will also attend the event.

Representing Chhattisgarh, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Urban Administration and Development Arun Sao, Principal Secretary Sonmoni Borah, SUDA Chief Executive Officer Sumeet Agrawal, along with public representatives, officials and sanitation workers from the selected urban local bodies, will participate in the ceremony.

The selection of three cities from Chhattisgarh for national recognition in the tenth edition of Swachh Survekshan marks a significant achievement for the state. This year’s survey is being conducted under the theme, ‘New Initiatives in Cleanliness — Join Hands, Clean Together’. The theme seeks to promote collective responsibility and greater citizen participation in cleanliness initiatives.

The achievement reflects the active contribution of officials and employees of the urban local bodies, sanitation workers, known as Safai Mitras, and local residents.

Notably, Raipur, Bilaspur and Bilha had also received national-level recognition in the previous edition of Swachh Survekshan.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar