Shillong, Nov 11: Williamnagar has been recognised as the State First Swachh City under the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2025-26.
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the awards at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
Williamnagar, the district headquarter of East Garo Hills district, was among 30 cities across States and Union Territories acknowledged under the State First Swachh City category.
The 10th edition of Swachh Survekshan, conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, covered 4,751 cities.
The assessment was done against 43 indicators across 10 areas, including waste segregation, collection, solid waste management, visible cleanliness, access to sanitation, used water management, citizen feedback and welfare of sanitation workers.
More than 3,000 assessors undertook on-ground evaluations with real-time GPS-enabled monitoring.
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal said urban waste processing had increased from 16 per cent to 80 per cent since 2014, while door-to-door waste collection coverage had risen from 44 per cent to over 96 per cent.
