The Cleanest Cities Of India | Ep-1 | How Indore became the cleanest city in India?

Executive Producer: Arnab Pratim Dutta
Managing Producer: Joel Michael
Camera & Editing: Joel Michael, Adithyan PC, Midhun Vijayan & Aishwarya Iyer
Voice Over: Aishwarya Iyer, Tushita Rawat
Motion Graphics: Sunny Gautam
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Indore, an education hub and the commercial capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh, is situated
in the Malwa Plateau. It generates about 1029 tonne of waste daily (392.4 g per person per day). The city, which was already famous for its food and its bangles, has now also earned the 5-star garbage-free city. Indore has also been ranked the cleanest city of India in Swacch Survekshan Surveys since 2017. The city is not only Open Defecation Free but has also earned the first Water Plus Certification in the country.
How did Indore turn so clean. Since 2015, the city has brought about systematic changes in the way it disposes garbage. Segregation of waste followed by door to door collection is practiced throughout the city. There are zero waste wards in the city, where its residents practice, home composting and treat most of the wet waste in-situ. Most to dry waste is sent to a material recovery facility where it is segregated and sent for recycling. The wet waste which is not treated on site goes to a central composting facility. Part of the wet waste is also turned into BIO-CNG which is used to run public transport.

[@arjun007]

This is a perfect and proper example of waste managment for the country. we should implement this model in every city.

[@arpita7802]

I think we all have to forward this video to our municipality corporation official page.... I have already forwarded it 👍

[@pritikamondal6639]

👍

[@MegaGun2000]

I agree! And one thing that I really like about this is the fact that the people of Indore are really proud of it! I have many friends from the place and the second you mentioned anything about cleanliness. They pipe up and speak about how they keep everything clean where they're from, they also usually keep their corners of the neighborhoods they are in relatively clean out of habit. Lol (although, of course you end up having people who kind of get negatively influenced and end up littering like they would have otherwise, which is sad to see)

[@deepakbansal5353]

one more company named wonder samadhan took actions on this ! check there youtube account named@wondersamadhan😃

[@sopiananwari2766]

No cows on the streets

[@divasdwivedi5612]

INDORE has proved that behavioral change of society is not impossible in india. when we will go togeather we will definitely bring change in our society. thanks down to earth to make this video.

[@sopiananwari2766]

No cows on the streets

[@darkevola7975]

@@sopiananwari2766 no azaan too, disturbing the peace.

[@nitailaldhar5215]

People of Indore ....Namaste from Assam

[@mansijadhav3089]

MYYYYY CIIITYYYYYYY ❤❤ You can practically see if someone throws garbage the next person coming will put it in the dustbin...people have been so serious and I can see my city growing like anything..so proud to be a part of it 💫💫

[@hardyzme]

What about the gutkha chewing animals? Do they still spit in public?

[@manasraina3528]

@@hardyzme mostly don't but those who do they spit in dustbins or otherwise get yelled by someone... Bihari migrants are the ones spitting that shit while being ignorant of the city beauty ...

[@arjitjere1559]

Good to know.I hope northern Indian cities adopt this streamlined policies .They are the ones facing biggest waste problems.I hope my city does it too

[@naraendrareddy273]

Wow, that must be a dream IN India.

[@sopiananwari2766]

No cows on the streets

[@abhirupbanerjee9477]

In 2018 I went to indore. Here poor people are also happy to see their clean city. they contribute to it also .

[@expt22]

Beautiful work. Indore, its people and municipal workers are now a role model for the country. Hope this can be scaled up.

[@josephparungaoandchristine7362]

Congratulations to the leaders and the local community of Indore. Hoping other countries such as Philippines will follow this successful waste management program.

[@M3ganwillslay]

Philippines is miles ahead of India in cleanliness and hygiene . Try to be satisfied with PH .

[@darkevola7975]

@@M3ganwillslay lmao, no. Phillipines ranks below india in both infrastructure and it's soo unclean they eat something called pagba, which is meat contaminated with pollutants.

[@arpita7802]

I humbly request to all viewers ...as a responsible citizen please forward this video and appeal to your municipal corporation official id..or dm them I have already forwarded them :)

[@masthanjinostra2981]

If we do it now then tomorrow you will started exporting communalism ideologies to other peaceful states and started doing attacks against minorities.

[@vk2301saini]

Indore is a great example of local Citizen's participation they carry pride in their city no. Rank and even kids are aware of keeping surroundings clean...its not just about waste management but so much to learn how to motivate common people to participate and contribute.. Indore has wow effect

[@vidyaarvind4458]

A great example to emulate. This video is surely an eye opener to all people who discount the role of the govt authorities in waste management and put all the onus on the end users. Sure, people must segregate garbage and give for collection. But after that further refining the segregation, waste processing, incineration, recycling etc is the role of the govt and various other entities.

[@again5162]

The cities that implement this should receive funding for tourism, lots of food vloggers love visiting India

[@sanjeevguptae2498]

This is positive use of energy.We Indians should stop fighting with each other in the name of caste ,religion,language and focus our efforts just like people have done in Indore.

[@bracketclose]

Commendable on the part of the people of indore and IMC which has purposefully carried out cleanliness efforts in the city. Thank you down to earth for making such a wonderful video for others to take motivation from.

[@GirishNair16]

Kochi corporation in kerala should watch this and take note of this. If indore can achieve this ,certainly the whole of India 🇮🇳 can.

[@prateek4279]

At 8:45 This project is complete and was inaugurated recently by Pm modi And it produces 17000 kg of bio cng I live in Indore.

[@RB-fp8hn]

This is one of the most uplifting videos about my country that I have seen in a long while :)

[@selvanRathinasamy]

very much impressed with the progress indore made. Their parks are very good,people are motivated. officials are sincere and politicians are good . kudo's to indorians

[@deepika2644]

I applaud you DTE for such great quality videos filled with useful information and great videography, editing, narration and music

[@2207maddy]

Perfect video.All aspects of the hard work by authorities and citizen covered appropriately. Ek No Indore.

[@indorenaturals3883]

Big thank you from proud indorians. Consecutive five years India’s no. One cleanest city. Ready for Sixer .........👍

[@rdj2398]

This is brilliant, I hope this mindset spans out to more of India

[@bhuvangondal1841]

Indore is the future mega city. Already developing at a rapid scale. Also its centralised location within the country is an advantage to it.

[@KBSINN]

Very impressive, I am thinking of shifting to Indore now.

[@arpita7802]

Amazing 👏 Really other cities also learn from this :)

[@crieff1sand2s]

Inspirational.... great work... 👍

[@a.n.srikantaiahmudakaram6036]

Wonderfully wonderful achievement of the people of Indore, and the collective finest efforts of all the authorities involved in this gigantic tasks of remaining the #1 in the national survey each year! All of you deserve the national rewards! All the very best wishes for all of you! 🙏🙏

[@D2E]

Thanks Srlkantaiah...

[@mariedsilva8610]

Amazing creative work to learn from and utilise for our country

[@rishabhchaurasia3255]

Incredible work by the people and authorities of indore..🥰

[@brijeshpanwar5977]

This is really inspiring.

[@Nightster79]

We need such proactive workers in all cities and corporations.

[@tharunchillikuttathi]

Watching this video after witnessing the massive landfill fire in Kochi.. Hoping to see this transformation in Kochi and other major cities in India.Jai Hind!

[@RahulKumar-py8fz]

Beautifully made documentary !

[@D2E]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@how5841]

Commendable 🙏

[@Advait_thakur]

Great informative documentary

[@pearhat640]

wht did Norwegian ministry do here? Nice video and proud of Indore

[@oxyht]

Wow!!! Good Job Indore!!!

[@sumitkumarpatley5479]

Tnx team down to earth 👍

[@Simpaulme]

Inspiring 👌

[@windfal7]

Love this ❤

[@starseed2226]

Good on you India 👏

[@mrunmayeerewatkar989]

Beautiful

[@atulkotwal]

This is due to Punaya Karma of Devi Ahilya bail Holakar , Since She is role model for all the people of Indore, This Impossible task for a fairly big city of 20+ lakh people became possible.

[@impossible_890]

It all starts with people's dedication and then the important efforts of the local governments to manage waste...this model is possible in all cities and Villages of India only the cooperation... People have to recognise the importance of segregation of solid waste

[@DrKiransudama]

They should do same thing everywhere in Hindustan, the world 🌍 .

[@TheAtomicUniverse]

So proud ❤

[@deepika2644]

What a video!

[@navinmondal]

currently I'm commissioning the EOT at the Bio-CNG plant in the city, and this video pops up in my recommendations 😅 coincidence?

[@behrouzrezahatami6935]

There is 550tonn plant underway.

[@swapnildivekar1]

Hi! Congratulations on the successful commissioning. Would like to know more, if possible

[@tiwarirahul2704]

Well socialised people

[@rgolianeh]

When your environment is clean you end up feeling better too.

[@INDIAN-rc9sh]

Its really beautiful

[@lalaneeneee]

I wish india as whole one day will adopt this technique soon

[@qudratnature2916]

More power to IMC.. love from pakistan.. really ur hardwork amazed me...

[@vrindayadav]

It gives me a headache wondering when we have a successful waste management model in a city, why is the rest if India not implementing it. Will is perhaps a big thing!

[@atulshinh]

Great! Why not Delhi?

[@torturedhuman9792]

India should have at least 10 cities like Indore.

[@heya-fq2nb]

And maybe every.

[@user-wb8ql4ky7j]

Indor model must be applied in other cities of India , specially northern india, U.P, bihar, and tourist related areas .

[@animalsarkar401]

I really don't understand wider India's relationship with its waste & garbage. Especially given the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign which the our PM was supposedly such a big champion of. One the one hand the country is visbly dirty pretty much everywhere given the large population and inherent habits of littering amongst the majority. But it is too easy to dismiss the public's littering habit as the root cause of our country's filthiness and do nothing about it as politicians usually do. The bigger truth however is no country's population is full free of such habits. In fact public apathy towards littering is one of the big problems USA itself faced back in the 60s. The real problem however is not littering I think. It is structural lack of standardized processes of waste collection and waste management. If there is no government initiative to collect waste or dispose it, what can the wider public do? They have to dispose their waste someplace. Without a centralized system in place no one has the time to do "personal ethical waste management" The Modi govt. even with it's "Swachh Bharat" drama seems to have done absolutely nothing in terms of establishing this waste management process. Making videos & taking photos about cleaning the street using a long broom for a couple of days is good for publicity and image but does nothing about India's filth problem. On the other hand, there is a constant worry about unemployment among a big section of the India public especially those transitioning from rural to urban India. Investing in a centralised 21st century pan-India waste management system [one that truly respects its workers by providing dignified safety gear, salaries and benefits, instead of treating them as "low varna/jaati people who are meant to do this work" as they are now treated (hence justifying their work hazards, low salaries)], though expensive in the short-term, not only creates cleanliness in the country but also creates jobs, make citizens comfortable living in their country and even indirectly may reduce brain drain, apart from all the ecological benefits. Maybe I'm just a dreamer, but hey....I'm not the only one.

[@bracketclose]

You've given a lucid explanation. Not a dreamer in my opinion. Keep up the good thinking.

[@samusande6461]

It's beautiful piece of advice ❤️

[@RandomVideos-zr7zc]

Yes you are not alone 🤜🤛

[@odorlessflavorless]

This initiative is part of the Swachh Bharat Mission itself. Maybe you are half informed but Swacch bharat sarvekshan actually is part of the SBM itself. Also, you must listen to the last part of the video wherein the commissioner speaks about the reasons why Indore could maintain its high ranking in cleanliness. If there are people willing to cooperate , no goal is too less. It is a collective effort and not a political exercise. SBM is a very welcome initiative which atleast made the conversation about waste management a wider discussion.

[@mansijadhav3089]

Bigger issues gets solved when they are micro managed at it's root but definitely you will not get that perspective..Wishing well for your mindset 👐🏻

[@animeshcdac]

Perfect. Rest of Indian city Municipal crop should learn from Indore.

[@deepshikhamarwal9084]

Amazing

[@D2E]

Thanks

[@mayankprajapat4591]

Proud indoree🥳

[@pritamdas337]

Hope every Indian cities does the same

[@KamalNathatwill]

Their effort is apalusing

[@animeshrose]

Meanwhile, In my state they're charging money to collect wastes.

[@Sudeep.Manerkar]

Which state

[@chiranjeevprachand1461]

They also charge it in indore. I am a resident of Indore, but we are happy to give 100rs per month to keep my city clean. It not only helps to keep it clean but also generates money for salaries of safai mitra hence people are having employment. See "the print" channels documentary about Indore, you will get many insights which are not included in this video.

[@again5162]

My council charges us, but only town people get pick up we need a small ute dedicated to rubbish runs every few days

[@vinodhmabbu4866]

Lets make all cities and towns just like indore and show foreigners our commitment!!😊

[@shashikantmaharshi3874]

Wow can you imagine this is happening in India

[@vthilton]

Save Our Planet

[@earnviautubeaccount7165]

Proud Indorean

[@rgolianeh]

India has wealthy people overseas and can ask for their help in this matter. It's also a tropical country and it'll look great if it went green.

[@ashwinajmery6071]

I'm from Indore😄

[@darshita1270]

the power of incentivization

[@sefanak.a9203]

Emulating indore model of waste management must be the priority of other states

[@gerardmanfroid1860]

Better to live in 'Indore' than outdoors in India...LOL'

[@shantanu991]

This should be imitated by all the major municipalities in India. Hopeless to see the apathy by the politician turned corporators in Kolkata doing nothing much like this. #KolkataMunicipalCorporation

[@freeworldrookie2878]

Proud to be an Indori bhiya

[@kanchanrao675]

I really wish same thing happens in city of Mumbai.Most popular and visited by huge numbers of foreigners,get very disappointed by Garbage dumps, dog's and cattle still roaming in streets.Total mismanagement ,i heard though it's the richest municipality in India.

[@vikashchandra9917]

I know right, we don’t even know how to be presentable to visitors. It’s so sad. All it takes is to walk a few steps and use a dust bin.

[@Edward4Plantagenet]

Indore's biodegradable #Wet waste #quality is better than Europe's. For Bio methanation plant you need top quality waste in which there is barely any mixing of Non biodegradable waste. (As per company which built this plant said, that's why they were interested in more plants in other cities but wanted assured quality waste for it, which others (Local Bodies) failed to provide).

[@sakhavintesakhii]

why should follow this other state? it is good....👍👍

[@AssameseMaker1]

Sob state me hona chahiye

[@sarthaksingh6834]

Ye kaam delhi ke MCD mei bhi kar dete

[@soumyadipghosh9525]

Kolkata left the chat

[@tstcikhthys]

Quite commendable indeed. Also looks like Indore actually has footpaths with sett/cobblestones, let alone them being clean, which is impressive for India. BTW: 1:41 It should be "a few years _ago",_ not "back" (i.e., पहले not पीछे) 10:11 Not "commendable impacts", but commendable _effects;_ "impact" means a crash/collision, and I'm not sure when those would be commendable. I don't know why this jargon word is becoming popular these days.

[@TheAbhishekVEVO]

BTW: This is not an English language examination. So please keep these insignificant corrections to yourself that no one cares about.

[@apoorvagupta742]

I segregate my household garbage as dry and wet waste put the garbage collectors in our society mixes them during collections.

[@ppatel9091]

Indori 🇮🇳

[@raahullsngh3631]

Kanpur nd Gaziabad should learn from Indore

[@again5162]

Our council uses cheap trail/ Hunter cameras to catch illegal dumpers, it was a massive fine for those caught

[@mayankbansal250]

Add new videos...!!

[@Mhashmi32]

Past 5 years of cleanest city not 4 years.

[@pppppppp2299]

6th time indore is the cleanest city..

[@yashpanchal7065]

APATHY

[@smukherjee9231]

Thats why Indian should vote for BJP

[@givegreatness4407]

We TN Chennai also first if you sort decending

[@ashokvanbritsom8308]

pity in rourkela not a good city

[@user-ph4bj5wb4k]

👍👍👍👍🤔🤔🤔🤔🙄🙄🙄🙄🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@shivammahajan7336]

Arvind Kejriwal kuch sikho

[@sahilsyed2850]

Kujrwal BJ ki chatne me busy hai 😃

[@TheMoppin]

Poor women has no gloves why CAN'T CITY SUPPLY GLOVES

[@samsara2321]

This is Japanese shit. I like it.

[@rakeshbelliappa5007]

Now Mysore is the dirtiest city in India

[@ristube3319]

Cleanest city in India is kind of an oxymoron

[@masthanjinostra2981]

Don’t whitewash Madhya Pradesh too much. Attacks against minority Christians is evident. You can’t hide minority persecution by progressive development. V❤❤

[@jelouche]

what kind of logic are you using. how is any of this related. It's because of people like you, progress and development of this nation is hindered.

[@pikachuthunderbolt3919]

Don't bring your religious dogma to tribals They are better without your religion.

[@akritiishere]

Meanwhile in Noida, even if I given dry and wet waste separated, the collectors will mix them.🥲

[@thedesimemers-vy1nt]

that's sad they need to learn the process why it is important what benifits it can give to your city.

[@Sudeep.Manerkar]

Same in Kalyan Maharashtra

[@again5162]

Here in Australia we pay 15 cents per plastic bag which we would recycle at dropp off points, but some asshole in Melbourne hoarded all the bags in different warehouses with no intention on recycling the bags haha all sites have been declared a fire risk we have the same problems with tyre/ tire recyclers