Haryana

• 22 Nov 2021

Haryana Ranked Second in the Country in Swachh Survekshan-2021

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• On November 20, 2021, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the honor of second place to Haryana in the category of States having less than 100 Urban Local Bodies in Swachh Survekshan-2021 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.

Key Points

• Haryana secured the second position in the category of states with less than 100 ULBs (Urban Local Bodies) with a score of 1745. Seven cities of Haryana made it to this list.
• Gurugram, Rohtak and Karnal got gold, Panchkula, Faridabad and Nilokheri got silver and Ambala got the ascending bronze award under the new category named Prerak DAUUR Samman (which would classify cities on the basis of six selected indicators).
• Rohtak Municipal Corporation and Gurugram Municipal Corporation were given the award of 'Garbage-Pre City'. Municipal Corporation Gurugram received the 'Safai Mitra Safety Challenge Award'.
• Under Open Defecation Free Bodies, 12 municipal bodies of Haryana got 'ODF Plus-Plus' certificate 43 municipal bodies got 'ODF Plus' certificate.
• The 12 municipal bodies awarded ODF Plus-Plus are Gurugram, Karnal, Rohtak, Ambala, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Hisar, Nilokheri, Panipat, Gharaunda, Rewari and Radaur.

Haryana's Bhattukalan Police Station got the 'Best Police Station' Award

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• On November 19, 2021, Union Home Minister Amit Shah awarded the trophy to Sub Inspector Om Prakash, station in-charge of Bhattukalan police station in Fatehabad district (Haryana), one of the three best police stations in India, at a function held in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

• The Union Home Ministry has included Bhattukalan police station among the best three police stations in the country for the year 2021.
• The Union Home Ministry selects police stations every year on the basis of parameters such as crime rate, investigation and disposal of cases, infrastructure and public service by surveying police stations across the country.