LUCKNOW, July 18 -- The state capital Lucknow has secured the third rank among the cleanest cities in the country in the million-plus population category in the Swachh Shahar Awards 2024-25 under the Swachh Survekshan, trailing Ahmedabad and Bhopal, which bagged the first and second positions respectively.

Even though Lucknow has achieved the third rank in a new category, the Lucknow Municipal Corporation still needs to focus on key issues such as open dumping of waste, absence and malfunctioning of streetlights, irregular door-to-door waste collection, and other persistent problems troubling residents. The delayed redressal of complaints also remains a major concern for the people of the state capital.

President Droupadi Murmu honoured...