LUCKNOW, Sept. 9 -- Agra secured the third position, followed by Kanpur at fifth, Prayagraj at seventh, Varanasi at 11th, Ghaziabad at 12th and Lucknow at 15th in the category of cities with a population above 10 lakh in the Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2025, conducted by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC), according to a state government statement issued on Tuesday.

In the 3-10 lakh population category, Jhansi and Moradabad jointly bagged the second rank, while Gorakhpur and Firozabad stood fifth and Bareilly ranked seventh. In the below three lakh population category, Anpara was placed fifth, Rae Bareli seventh, Gajrula 23rd and Khurja 26th, reflecting progress across all tiers of urban governance, the statement...