Shillong, Nov 13: Williamnagar, a town in East Garo Hills of Meghalaya, has been listed in the category of First Swacch City under the 2025-26 assessment of cleaner towns and cities in India.
The recognition was made known at the Swachh Survekshan Award 2025-26 ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on November 11 where President of India, Droupadi Murmu was the chief guest.
The recognition of Williamnagar is part of the State First Swachh City category under which 30 cities across states and union territories have been honoured for their performance in urban sanitation and cleanliness.
Rudrapur (Uttarakhand) and Jammu and Shopian (Jammu & Kashmir) were recognised among the top three cities under the ‘Clean Himalayan Category’.
Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), Bilaspur (Chhatisgarh) and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) secured recognition among the leading ‘Clean River Front Towns’.
Puri (Odisha), Alappuzha (Kerala) and Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) were recognised for the top ‘Clean Coastal Towns’.
This tenth edition of Swachh Survekshan (Cleanliness Survey) was conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and covered 4751 cities and towns across India.
The survey assessed various factors including waste seggregation, collection and transportation, solid waste management, visible cleanliness, citizen feedback, and welfare of sanitation workers.
