Cleanest state
Sikkim has been adjudged the cleanest state in the list on the
condition of sanitation in rural areas of 26 states.
The results of survey
carried out last year by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) was released recently.
Details:
- Jharkhand has occupied the last position. Gujarat is ranked 14th.
- Following Sikkim come Kerala, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Meghalaya among the top 10 States.
- Sikkim scored 98.2% on a scale of 100. Kerala scored 96.4 while neighbouring Tamil Nadu notched up just 39.2.
