Lucknow becomes ‘zero waste city’, ranks 3rd in cleanliness survey

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Lucknow has been ranked the third cleanest city in India among cities with over one million population, trailing only Ahmedabad and Bhopal in the Swachh Survekshan 2025 rankings.

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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.

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