Shimla, Nov. 7 -- Municipal Council (MC) Theog in Himachal Pradesh has secured a place among the Top 20 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the country in the Swachh Survekshan rankings, marking a significant achievement for the state in the field of urban sanitation and cleanliness.

The national recognition was conferred in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu, making the achievement particularly significant for the small hill town of Theog and Himachal Pradesh as a whole.

Launched in 2016 by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Swachh Survekshan is the country's annual cleanliness assessment programme, which evaluates urban local bodies on various parameters related to sanitation, waste management and public participa...