Swachh Survekshan 2024: Karnal leads in citizen feedback

Ahead of Swachh Survekshan 2024, Karnal is leading across state in citizen feedback, which is a major component in the survekshan, which is likely to be held from March 17 under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.

As per the citizen feedback till 7am on March 10, as many as 37,873 feedbacks were received across 89 Urban Local Bodies across the state. With 3,963 responses, Karnal was at the top, followed by Yamunanagar with 3,306 and Gurugram with 2,702 responses.

Hisar is fourth with 1,427, followed by 1,393 responses in Faridabad, 1,289 in Rania, 1,249 in Manesar, 1,236 in Gohana, 1,046 in Sonepat, 1,045 in Uchana, 945 in Sirsa, 809 in Rohtak, 776 in Bhiwani, 768 in Ambala Cantt, 709 in Panipat, 690 in Safidon, 678 in Bahadurgarh, 636 in Thanesar, 592 in Nilokheri ad 577 in Yamunanagar, said the data.

Dr Vaishali Sharma, Commissioner, KMC, appealed to the residents to actively participate in the survey and share their feedback on cleanliness of their surroundings. She also exhorted people to submit feedback on a link provided by the Union Government. “The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, has provided an online link for submitting feedback at http://sbmurban.org/feedback. Anyone can submit their feedback,” said the Commissioner.

This year's Swachh Survekshan is based on 12,500 points, covering parametres such as cleanliness, beautification, garbage-free city star rating, open defecation-free status, and water plus category. Sharma emphasised that citizen participation and feedback would play a crucial role in determining the rankings.

The Swachh Bharat Mission team of the MC recently trained volunteers of ‘My Bharat’ at Government Women's College on how to provide feedback for the survey, she said.

Explaining about the process of submitting the feedback, she said for submitting the feedback, a citizen had to visit the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban portal or click on “sbmurban.org/feedback”, thereafter enter the mobile number and click ‘proceed’. After selecting language, citizens could start the survey giving answers to 10 questions related to cleanliness and waste management in their areas. These questions were related to collection of garbage, rating of cleanliness, garbage dumps, segregation of waste at source, garbage collection vehicles pick up waste separately or mix it together and others. After completing the survey, citizens have to enter the OTP received on the mobile and click ‘submit’ to finalise the feedback.

“I appeal to all residents to actively participate and ensure Karnal remains at the top in Swachh Survekshan 2024 rankings. Public participation is the key to success of cleanliness initiatives and encourages citizens to provide their valuable feedback,” said Vaishali.