Dehradun, July 20 -- Dehradun's dismal performance in the Swachh Survekshan 2024 - 2025 rankings has come as a reality check. From being the cleanest city in Uttarakhand last year, it has now slipped to the 13th position among 107 cities, towns, and cantonments across the state. For a state capital that presumably receives the highest budgetary allocations for urban services, especially waste management, this is not just deeply troubling and disappointing, it is alarming.

Swachh Survekshan 2023 and 2024 - 2025 Comparative Performance

The drop in rankings is backed by sharp and undeniable data points. In 2023, Dehradun secured 6579 out of 9500 marks, i.e., about 69% and was ranked 68th out of 446 cities in the 1 to 10 lakh population cat...