Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has retained its top position in Maharashtra in the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26 for cities with populations above one million, while ranking seventh nationally in the category for the second consecutive year.
Mayor Ravi Landge and municipal commissioner Dr Vijay Suryawanshi received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Additional commissioner Kuldeep Jangam and deputy commissioner Dr Pradeep Thengal were also present.
The recognition places Pimpri Chinchwad’s municipal waste and sanitation systems among the highest-rated in the state’s large-city category. According to the civic administration, the award acknowledged the work of sanitation employees, administrative planning and citizen participation in maintaining the city’s position.
The corporation said it had focused on waste segregation at source, regular collection, scientific processing and recycling. Its systems were strengthened to collect wet, dry, sanitary and special-care waste separately. Centres were also used to support the reuse of usable materials.
Sanitation planning and monitoring were carried out across roads, gardens, public spaces and residential areas at the ward and field levels. The health department worked with the drainage, water supply, engineering, electrical, environment and gardens departments as part of the municipal effort.
Housing societies, non-governmental organisations and residents were included in cleanliness drives and awareness campaigns. The civic body said residents were encouraged to hand over segregated waste from their homes, avoid littering in public spaces and make greater use of recyclable materials.
Public-facility maintenance, neighbourhood upkeep and awareness about waste management were also identified as key parts of the programme. The corporation said its campaigns aimed to build everyday habits around cleanliness rather than limit action to periodic drives.
The result follows Pimpri Chinchwad’s state-level first position and national seventh position in the same population category in the previous survey. The latest ranking therefore reflects continuity in the corporation’s performance, although the supplied report does not provide the survey’s detailed score, assessment indicators or comparative rankings of other Maharashtra cities.
Mayor Ravi Landge described the award as recognition of the collective efforts of sanitation workers and citizens. Commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi said the result reflected planned working methods, implementation and coordination between departments, and would encourage the corporation to create a higher-quality sanitation system.
The civic administration’s stated next step is to continue improving waste segregation, collection, processing, public-facility maintenance and citizen participation so that Pimpri Chinchwad can retain its position in future cleanliness assessments.
