PPSC Excise and Taxation Inspector 2018 Question Paper

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41.

Currently which among the following Indian Cities Figure in Top Five UN clean City List ?

A: Kovalam
B: Alappuzha
C: Kannur
D: Munnar

The answer is: B

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Explanation

Answer: B - Alappuzha

Alappuzha (Alleppey) in Kerala figured in the UN's Top 5 Clean Cities list, recognised for its innovative waste management campaign called 'Nirmala Bhavanam, Nirmala Nagaram' (Clean House, Clean City).

The transformation story - why Alappuzha won:

  • Until about five years before recognition, visitors to Alappuzha would be greeted by heaps of garbage and plastic waste at every other intersection. The insanitary conditions had jeopardized its reputation as a tourism spot, making it nearly impossible to walk on public roads and along the town's canals due to the putrid stench from piles of filth.
  • The city turned this crisis around through community-driven decentralised waste management - making it a global model.

 

Key facts about Alappuzha:

  • Also known as : Alleppey — “Venice of the East”
  • State : Kerala
  • Famous for : Backwaters, houseboats, canals
  • UN recognition : Top 5 Clean Cities
  • Campaign name : Nirmala Bhavanam, Nirmala Nagaram
  • Method : Decentralised waste management, biogas, composting