Coimbatore has emerged as the 16th cleanest city in the country according to the cleanliness survey conducted as part of the Swachh Bharath Mission of Urban Development Ministry.
The survey - "Swachh Survekshan 2017", was conducted by Quality Council of India and Coimbatore emerged as the 16th best city among 434 cities in India, the city commissioner and special officer, Dr K Vijayakarthikeyan said in a release here today.
The city was ranked 18th last year and moved two rungs this year, as per the results announced by Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, he said.
He appealed to the public to cooperate to make Coimbatore the number one city, by adopting waste management.
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