Top 10 Cleanest and Greenest Cities in India – Cleanest Cities
None of the Indian cities were rated as complete “Green” the best category in the exercise survey but in terms of cleanest and greenest, here is the list.
Clean and Green cities of India are fall in the category of blue and considered as soon they will rank green in terms of environment and green life style.
Chandigarh
Chandigarh is the first cleanest and greenest city in India and will also become the country’s first solar city in 2016. A city and union territory of India and serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab is the one of the finest city in India.
Mysore, Karnataka
The second-largest city of Indian state of Karnataka is also known as Palace City of India. Mysore is one of the most beautiful city in the state and known for its palaces, gardens -Brindavan Garden,shady avenues and sacred temples.
Kingdom of Mysore is located at the base of the sacred Chamundi Hills, a powerful Goddess Chamundi temple situated close to the famous palace of Mysore.
Surat, Gujarat
Surat a most dynamic city of Indian state Gujarat is one of the well-developed commercial city in India. The Embroidery capital city of India is selected as third cleanest city in India amongst the top 10 cleanest and greenest cities.
Surat is the second largest city of Gujarat and considered as one of the fastest growing cities in India in terms of economic prosperity. The fastest growing Indian city offers a wealthy share in exports of Diamond and Textile products. Rajkot and Gandhinagar are other two green cities of Gujarat.
New Delhi
The two statutory towns New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment are awarded as Greenest and cleanest place in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Delhi, the capital of India is the largest and 2nd most populous metropolis and the 8th most populous metropolis in the world. The National capital comes third in the percentage of geographical area under tree cover after Lakshwadeep and Chandigarh.
Tiruchirappalli ! Tiruchi – Tamil New
Tiruchirappalli also known as Tiruchi is a prime engineering equipment manufacturing location in Tamil Nadu. The green city of Tamil Nadu has a number of historical monuments and temples,one of the most famous Rockfort temple is the land mark of Tiruchirappalli.
Tiruchirappalli is famous for its festivals and for the world’s oldest surviving dam, the Kallanai across the Kaveri River. Some of the most important festivals celebrated in Tiruchi are Pongal,Year, Aadi Perukku and A famous Jallikattu match.
Guwahati, Assam
The green city is one of the largest metropolitan area in north-eastern part and gateway to the slice of paradise in North East India. Guwahati has emerged as one of the fastest developing cities in India and a major center for cultural activities and sports in the North Eastern region.
Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
The Temple City of India is made its place in the list of one of the cleanest city in India. Bhubaneshwar host a large number of Hindu temples with Puri and Konark are most famous. The capital of Odisha state is well famous for its old sculptures, Odissi dance, Chilka lake, handicrafts, rock carvings and wildlife.
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
he planned city of India is well known for its buildings styled in ‘Tudorbethan’ and neo-Gothic architecture. The popular tourist destination of monsoon and summer is one of the oldest municipalities of India and famous for beautiful scenery,Kangra Valley and snowy winters.
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
The capital city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand located on the foothills of the great Himalayas ranges and between the beautiful Doon valley nestled between two of India’s holy rivers the Ganges and and the Yamuna.
Dehradun is a beautiful hill station at Garhwal Himalayas and famous for its pleasant climate, natural beauty and picturesque landscape. The beautiful valley is also a famous educational hub and home to the holy cities of Indian Haridwar and Rishikesh, also complete the pilgrimage circuit of Char Dham.
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jaipur is one of the finest planned cities of India located in the semi-desert lands of Rajasthan. The Jewel of Desert is paradise for shoppers at Johari Bazar, Chaura Rasta for clothing,gems, granite tiles, hand looms, and silk carpets.
The Gem City of India is also famous for its cuisine,festivals,arts and crafts,street foods and best place for traditional costumes of Rajasthan to shop.
I think Gandhi Nagar, Manali and Sundernagar are greener tha CHD
I think jaipur chandigarh and gandhinagar are top three cities in terms of green & planned city
i think navi mumbai is more cleaner than any other city..
LOL gandhiji called Trivandrum ans an evergreen city it is not in this site’s list.It’s the most greenest city in india.I have been to chandigarh it’s green too.I am pretty sure TVM is greener than rest of all cities mentioned here.
THE ten cleanest and Greenest cities list by and large is O.K,but with afew comments .There is a list of 25 cleanest cities which have Kanpur in UP as tenth cleanest in India.I think the survey team has never gone to This city.Most people of UP including myself rate it as the dirtiest city in U.P.Please get your records corrected.after verification from Urban development Authority in U.P Apart from that In this list of 10 cities Bhubneshwar is at 7thplace,rigtly so.But Bhubneshwar does not find place in 25 cleanest cities list. Thre are lot of contradictions in these categories.In my… Read more »
These are dirty places, except for certain areas that are kept clean for tourism. Don’t make up lies.
Bokaro steel city.
Dark horse
Delhi ko last me hona chahiye…, gutkhe khaane walo ne puri delhi ko sada diya hai. Har jagah pe gandgi ke dher lage hain. Safai ke naam pe yaha pe sirf india gate, rajpath, jorbagh, lodhi road jaise hi ilaake hain bas jaha pe sabhi bare neta aur business tycoons rehte hain aur Ye NDMC ke under ane wale area hain. MCD jine under sabhi private colonies ati hain wo gandgi se bhari hai. MCD ME bas sab kaam chor hi bharti hain ya fir unpar kis ka danda (strictness) nahi hai Jaha common people rehte hain woha ka haal… Read more »
Chandigarh and Mussorie is the cleanest and greenest city and hill station of India.
I’d say these people have not really visited these cities. How else can I explain their putting Surat ahead of Gandhinagar!Surat is a city with maddrning traffic,pollution and chaos. When you pass Surat railway station,you have to cover your nose due to stench. On otgerside they have left oit cities l8ke Rourkela which have more greenery and cleaner. Complete faux pas.
In my views many areas of Haryana come under greenest and cleanest