Chandigarh, Nov. 12 -- City Beautiful, take a bow. Chandigarh has been adjudged the second cleanest among cities with a 3 to 10 lakh population, under the Swachh Survekshan 2025-26. Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain secured the first position in this category, while Guntur in Andhra Pradesh bagged the third spot.

Chandigarh has retained the second spot for the second consecutive year. In the previous assessment (2024-25) too, the city had secured the second position, after Noida, in the Super Swachh League category, having cities with a population of 3 lakh to 10 lakh.

The fresh results were announced during a prestigious award ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Wednesday.

Chandigarh mayor Saurabh Joshi and municipal commissioner Amit...