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A CLEAN SWEEP

Indore’s status as India’s cleanest city is no longer a subject of debate. On August 20, for the fourth time in a row, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh topped the Union government’s Swachh Survekshan 2020 national rankings for cities with a population of over a million. Indore’s consistent showing might also put to rest all misgivings about the methodology of this annual survey and convince even diehard cynics that the city must have done something right to earn its laurels.

A mix of factors has

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