Bihar

• 22 Nov 2021

Swachh Survekshan, 2021

Why in News

• Bihar has been ranked 17^th in the ranking of states of Swachh Survekshan, 2021 released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India on November 20, 2021.

Key Points

• Bihar has been jointly ranked 17^th with Nagaland in this ranking, while it was ranked 24th last year.
• In the ranking of states, Chhattisgarh is at first and West Bengal is at last (28th).
• At the same time, in the list of cities with a population of more than 10 lakhs, out of total 48 cities, the state capital Patna has got 44th rank, whereas last time it got 47th rank (last).
• In the Citizen Feedback category of cities with a population of 50 thousand to 1 lakh, Supaul of Bihar has got the first place in the country.
• Munger has secured the second position in the list of cities with a population of more than 1 lakh on the banks of the Ganges, while the capital Patna is at the third place.
• Sonpur has got the fourth position in the list of cities with population less than one lakh along the Ganges.
• It may be noted that Indore city in Madhya Pradesh has remained the cleanest city in the country for the fifth time in a row.