Ggm improves position, but still at 41st spot in Swachh rankings

In a significant jump, Gurugram climbed up to the 41st position in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings, up from 140th last year. At the state level, the city secured seventh place among 20 districts in Haryana. The annual urban cleanliness assessment, conducted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs under the Swachh Bharat Urban Mission, awarded Gurugram 8,667 points out of 12,500.

- Leena Dhankhar

Gurugram's performance, while showing commendable strengths, also highlighted several key shortcomings. The city achieved a high score of 99% in waste processing, 90% cleanliness in residential areas, 85% in market areas, and 100% of water bodies.

However, significant gaps remained in critical areas.

Door-to-door waste collection stood at 59%, source segregation at dismal 10%, dumpsite remediation scored just 50%, and cleanliness of public toilets was limited to 55%, revealing inconsistencies in sanitation management and on-ground implementation.

While officials from the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) attributed the improved ranking to focused sanitation drives, citizen engagement and enhanced waste processing, several residents expressed surprise and concern over the contrast between reported data and visible ground conditions.