Tirupati Super Swachh Leaguer For Fourth Consecutive Year

President Droupadi Murmu presented the Super Swachh League award to minister Dr. P. Narayana, principal secretary S. Suresh Kumar and MCT commissioner M. Jayakrishna at the Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Since 2019, Tirupati has remained among the leading cities in the national cleanliness rankings, securing positions in the top five in successive surveys. The latest award marks its fourth consecutive national-level recognition.

The Swachh Survekshan assessment covers door-to-door garbage collection, toilet maintenance, solid waste management, reduction of waste at dumping yards, beautification of public spaces, reuse of waste materials, and e-waste collection.

Commissioner Jayakrishna said receiving the award from the President is a matter of great happiness. He credited the achievement to cooperation from Tirupati residents, the efforts of sanitation workers, and the work of officials. He said the recognition has increased the civic body's responsibility to maintain cleanliness and improve the city's surroundings.

Tirupati and Kuppam secured the third rank nationally in the Swachh Shehar Jodi category, which has been introduced to improve sanitation and develop garbage-free urban areas through a mentoring system.

Under the initiative, Tirupati served as the mentor city to Kuppam. State government entrusted MCT with guiding Kuppam, along with Jammalamadugu, Mydukur, Madakasira, and Kamalapuram, to improve their sanitation practices and performance in cleanliness surveys.

A five-member team led by municipal health officer Dr. Yuva Anvesh trained officials and sanitation workers in these towns. The team shared practices relating to waste collection, processing, and public sanitation with the respective municipalities. Among them Kuppam went on to bag the award.