Hans News Service Guntur

GunturMunicipal Corporation has secured the third position in the ‘Super Swachh League’ category under the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, in the population category of 3 lakh to 10 lakh, and got national recognition as a ‘Swachh Shehar’.

Along with Minister for Municipal Administration, P Narayana and Principal Secretary Municipal Administration S Suresh Kumar, GMC commissioner K Mayur Ashok received the prestigious award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday.

AP state has secured a total of six national awards, emerging as the second-best performing state in the country, marking a proud achievement for the state.

The Waste-to-Energy plant has been successfully generating electricity from municipal solid waste. A Letter of Award has also been issued for the establishment of a new Bio-CBG plant to promote green energy production. The GMC has introduced modern sanitation equipment, including new electric autos, compactors and sweeping machines, to strengthen waste collection and cleaning operations.

As part of the ‘Swarna Andhra – Swachh Andhra’ initiative, sanitation awareness programmes are being organised on the third Saturday of every month with active public participation.

GMC commissioner Mayur Ashok attributed this credit to the dedication of sanitation workers, the collective efforts of officials and the cooperation of the people of Guntur. He called upon everyone to participate in the efforts to transform Guntur into a cleaner and greener ‘Nava Guntur’ in the future.