Jammu, Nov 11 (KNO): Jammu has secured the second rank nationally in the Clean Himalayan City category at the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025–26, recognising the city's sanitation initiatives, waste management and citizen participation.
In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) said the award was conferred by President Droupadi Murmu at the 10th edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The award was received on behalf of the city by Ayushi Sudan, Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Commissioner, JMC; Abdul Sattar, Joint Commissioner, Health and Sanitation; and Dr Shahid Hussain, Health Officer, JMC.
The corporation attributed the recognition to initiatives in sustainable solid waste management, door-to-door four-stream waste segregation, elimination of single-use plastic and community-led cleanliness drives.
It said the achievement was made possible through the efforts of sanitation workers, frontline safai karamcharis and citizens, along with coordination between JMC, the Housing and Urban Development Department and civil society.
The JMC reiterated its commitment to improving waste processing systems, expanding green cover and maintaining public hygiene to make the city cleaner and more sustainable.—(KNO)