Navi Mumbai is India's cleanest city, tops 4,751 in Swachh Survekshan 2025-26

Navi Mumbai has been declared the cleanest city in India in Swachh Survekshan 2025-26. The survey is run by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Swachh Bharat Mission. It covered 4,751 cities across the country, and Navi Mumbai finished at the top of the list. The result is a major moment for the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC).

The award was handed over at a function at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Wednesday, November 11. President Droupadi Murmu gave it to Navi Mumbai Mayor Sujata Patil. Deputy Mayor Dasharath Bhagat, Municipal Commissioner Dr Kailas Shinde and City Engineer Shirish Aradwad stood with her. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Minister of State Tokhan Sahu and Ministry Secretary Satyendra Singh were also present. Several other civic officials attended too, among them Additional Commissioner Sunil Pawar and Dr Ajay Gadade, deputy commissioner in charge of solid waste management.

The NMMC has dedicated the honour to its sanitation workers, including the Swachhata Mitras and Swachhata Sakhis. It said the result came from the combined effort of the city's residents.

Mayor Patil described it as a proud moment for the city and said it was an honour to accept the award on behalf of the people of Navi Mumbai. She dedicated the achievement to the citizens and to the sanitation workers who keep the city clean.

Mr Bhagat praised the workers who put in round-the-clock effort and said their contribution lay behind the success. He voiced confidence that the corporation's upcoming Sugandhi Shahar Abhiyan would lift cleanliness further.

Dr Shinde called the award a shared success of citizens and sanitation workers. He credited it to public participation and to the use of modern technology in sanitation work, and said the city's systems and the active involvement of residents had strengthened its showing nationally and earned it recognition.

According to the NMMC, daily cleaning, door-to-door collection of garbage and its transport have all improved. Technology is used to keep watch on the work, and an Integrated Command and Control Centre monitors collection and transport. Waste that has been segregated is processed according to its type. The corporation also runs a textile waste recycling centre, which it describes as the first of its kind in the country.

The civic body has also worked on reusing water and on digital platforms for public services. These include the MyNMMC app and a citizen grievance portal where people can lodge complaints and follow how they are resolved.

Navi Mumbai has regularly been counted among the cleanest cities in India and has held its place in the Super Swachh League. Under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, it has also kept its seven-star Garbage-Free City (GFC) rating and its Water Plus certification. Steps to cut plastic use, and large cleanliness drives involving citizens, students and young people, are among the corporation's other initiatives.

The corporation's guiding slogan for the campaign was "Nishchay kiya, number pehla", which means a firm resolve to come first. After improving its ranking steadily over the past three to four years, the city has now reached the top spot in the latest survey.