The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation was recognised as Telangana’s State First Swachh City under Swachh Survekshan 2025-26. GHMC and HMDA officials, along with Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, received the award from President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi.
Published Date – 11 November 2026, 06:50 PM
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was recognised as Telangana’s State First Swachh City under Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MHUA) under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban.
The recognition acknowledges the city’s efforts to improve urban sanitation, cleanliness and solid waste management. On Wednesday, Hyderabad in-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan and HMDA Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmed received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
The achievement reflects the collective efforts of GHMC officials, sanitation workers, field staff and residents to make Greater Hyderabad cleaner and more sustainable, a press release said.
