NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir marked a stellar achievement in urban sanitation and sustainable waste management as Jammu, Shopian, and Budgam secured top national accolades during the 10th edition of the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26.
The prestigious awards were conferred by President Droupadi Murmu at a grand ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, organised under the theme “Swachhata Ki Nayi Pehel—Badhayein Haath, Karein Safai Saath.”
In the highly competitive Clean Himalayan City category, the winter capital city of Jammu clinched second place nationally, while south Kashmir’s Shopian district secured third position. Budgam district attained premier distinction by being adjudged the Best Swachh District among all Union Territories comprising more than five Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
The national honors recognise exemplary performance across stringent parameters, including door-to-door source segregation of garbage, decentralized composting, scientific legacy waste remediation, public toilet maintenance, and civic volunteer participation under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
Mission Director, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), Dr Devansh Yadav / Ayushi Sudan, received the award on behalf of Jammu along with JMC Joint Commissioner Abdul Sattar and Health Officer Dr Shahid Hussain.
Shopian Deputy Commissioner Charandeep Singh and Municipal Chief Executive Officer Suhail Ahmad Malik accepted the honors for Shopian district. For Budgam, Deputy Commissioner Jatin Kishore and CEO Municipal Council Budgam Aurooja Mohiddin received the trophy.
Senior administrators of the Housing and Urban Development Department commended the relentless field efforts of frontline sanitation workers (safai karmacharis), municipal engineers, and resident welfare associations, emphasizing that community-driven clean civic practices have elevated J&K’s urban landscape to national prominence.
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