Swacch Survekshan ranking: Hyderabad slips down 8 places

Hyderabad, Mar 07: Hyderabad slipped to 35th place in Swacch Survekshan ranking announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Wednesday in New Delhi. Last year, the city was in 27th position.

Along with Hyderabad, Warangal and Karimnagar also slipped further with the ranks 81 and 99 respectively. In the overall ranking, the state secured 8th rank by slipping by one notch compared to Swacch Survekshan ranking 2018.

Around 4,237 cities were appraised in the survey and Hyderabad secured 3,455 marks out of 5,000. Meanwhile, 12 places in Telangana found their place in the ranking under south zone which include Siddipet at 2, Sircilla at 4, Boduppal at 5, Bhongir at 17, Kollapur at 25, Peerzadiguda at 39, Medak at 45, Nirmal at 49, Shadnagar at 55, Korutla at 68, Vikarabad at 71 and Kodad at 89.