Indore, Surat 'cleanest cities' in India: Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023
Indore (PTI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday congratulated the people of Indore after the state's commercial capital was declared India's cleanest city for the seventh time in a row.
Indore shared the top position with Surat in Gujarat in the Union government's annual cleanliness survey, which was based on the theme 'Waste to Wealth'.
The award for the cleanest city was given to Yadav by President Droupadi Murmu at a function in New Delhi, which was also attended by state urban administration minister Kailash Vijayvargiya and Indore civic chief Harshika Singh.
Hailing the feat, Yadav said people of Indore have proved that cleanliness is not only their habit but the habit has also become part of their thought process.
Yadav congratulated conservancy workers and urged them to keep up the good work. Many of them were seen celebrating by beating drums and distributing sweets.
Dedicating the victory to Lord Ram, Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava said the city had become a model not only for India but also the world with regard to cleanliness.
In order to maintain its position as India's cleanest city, the civic body had coined the slogan 'Indore will touch seventh sky of cleanliness'. A song based on this slogan was also played by conservancy trucks plying in the city to collect garbage.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
