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Story Highlights

• Indore adjudged India's cleanest city
• Mumbai dropped to 49th place in 2019
• Mira-Bhayandar town also jumped to 27th place from 47th

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Mumbai has slipped to 49th place in the central government's cleanliness survey, while only Navi Mumbai town from Maharashtra has made it to the top 10 list. The Swachh Survekshan awards 2019 were conferred by President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday in New Delhi where Indore city in Madhya Pradesh was adjudged India's most cleanest city for the third year in a row, while Bhopal bagged the cleanest capital award. The awards are given by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

According to the survey report, Mumbai, which was ranked 18th in 2018, dropped to 49th place this year. Even the neighbouring Thane city slipped to 57th place from 40th position last year. But, Navi Mumbai scored better and rose to 7th position from last year's 9th place.