00:00Lakhnau has been ranked the third cleanest city in the Swachh Sarvekshan survey.
00:08Among cities with over 1 million residents trailing Ahmedabad and Bhopal,
00:11which backed the first and second positions.
00:13President Draupadi Munmu presented the award,
00:15which was received by the state's urban development minister, A.K. Sharma.
00:18Other cities in Uttar Pradesh also earned top honors.
00:21Prayag Raj was named cleanest Ganga city.
00:23Agra, an emerging clean city.
00:25And Korakpur ranked high in both Safai Mitra safe city and mid-size cleanliness categories.
00:29This recognition comes at a time when the state is rolling out major infrastructure projects.
00:56Lakhnau has been declared a zero-waste city.
00:58Following the inauguration of a 700 metric ton fresh waste processing unit at the Shivari plant.
01:02In a zero-waste city, no garbage goes to landfills.
01:05It's reused, recycled or turned into energy.
01:08With this addition, Lakhnau can now process over 2,000 metric tons of daily waste,
01:12ensuring all waste is managed sustainably.
