Dimapur ranked 277th, Kohima 208th, both scoring below the national average
Morung Express News
Dimapur | May 4
How clean is the state capital well as the commercial capital of Nagaland when compared with other cities in India?
Mediocre could be the best possible answer as Kohima and Dimapur were respectively ranked 208 and 277 according to the latest survey of cleanliness in Indian cities under the ‘Swachh Survekshan-2017’ conducted in 434 cities and towns across India.
The survey, released by the Minister of Urban Development M Venakaiah Naidu in New Delhi on May 4, is aimed at capturing the outcomes on the ground of the ongoing efforts to make urban areas Open Defecation Free and to improve door-to-door collection, processing and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste.
Of the total score of 2,000, 900 marks were assigned for performance in respect of ODF and solid waste management, 600 marks for Citizen Feedback and 500 marks for Independent Observation, a PIB release stated.
Quality Council of India that conducted the survey during January-February this year deployed 421 assessors for on-site inspection and another 55 for real time monitoring of progress of survey and field inspections, it said.
Field inspectors used geo-tagged devices for collecting evidence in real time of their inspection at 17,500 locations.
India’s cleanest cities
Overall, Indore emerged as the cleanest city of India with overall score of 1808 points with Bhopal, Visakhapatnam, Surat, Mysuru, Tiruchirapally, NDMC, Navi Mumbai, Vadodara, Chandigarh occupying the top 10 spots respectively.
Gonda in Uttar Pradesh ranked 434 occupied the bottom of the table followed by Bhusawal (Maharashtra), Bagaha (Bihar)- 433, Hardoi (UP)-432, Katihar (Bihar)-431, Bahraich (UP)-429, Muktsar (Punjab)-427, Muktsar (Punjab)-426 and Khurja (UP)-425.
In the North Eastern Region, Gangtok was ranked cleanest at 50th position, followed by Aizawl and Imphal at 105 and 122 respectively. Other cities in NER were Guwahati (134); Itanagar (216); Shillong (276); Agartala (290); and Dibrugarh 297.
Dimapur, Kohima cleanliness scores
With overall score of 838 and 970 points respectively out of a possible 2000 points, Dimapur and Kohima were ranked 277 and 208. The points were below the national average of 988.
While both seem to perform relatively better the category of ‘On-site Observation’ scoring a high 319 each against the national average of 276 - out of a possible 500 points, both scored very low in the category of ‘Municipal Self Declaration’ as well as Citizen’s Feedback.
In case of Municipal Self Declaration,’ Kohima scored 417 while Dimapur scored 273. The national average was 411.
Specifically, while transportation and collection was high, both Dimapur and Kohima could only score 20 and 58 respectively out of a possible 200 points in Solid Waste Processing & Disposal.
Regarding provision for open defecation free or toilets, both performed poorly with Dimapur scoring a mere 20 points out of a possible 300 points, while Kohima scored 100 points against the National average of 103.
In ‘Capacity Building Efforts’ for cleanliness, both have ‘zero’ score out of possible 50 points.
For Citizen Feedback, Kohima got 275 out of 600 while Dimapur scored 246 against the national average of 301. Both seem to have suffered due to ‘Nil’ usages of ‘Swachhta App’ which account for 160 points in the ranking.
Areas which require added attention for improvement in future ranking includes Operational Waste Processing Plant; sustenance of waste segregation and better solid waste management; deployment of informal waste pickers; and provision of toilets.
