Karnal, July 19 -- Indore's dustbin-free city model, night-time cleaning of commercial zones, and the open defecation-free (ODF) Water+ tag have helped Karnal achieve third place in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings, announced on Thursday.

The Karnal municipalcorporation secured third rank in the "Swachh Shehar" category for cities with a population between 50,000 and 3 lakh, behind Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) and Karhad (Maharashtra).

Out of 820 cities evaluated in this category in the country, Karnal emerged as the top-ranked city in Haryana among 88 urban local bodies (ULBs) in Haryana.

This year's rankings introduced a new category-Super Swachh League (SSL)-which included Indore, a city that held the top spot in this population cat...