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Indore’s clean streets impress Indian-American community leader
Suhag A. Shukla asked why other Indian cities cannot follow Indore’s example.
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Staff Reporter - Sat, 31, Jan 2026
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Suhag Shukla/ Indore's streets / X (Suhag Shukla)
Indian-American community leader, Suhag A. Shukla sparked discussion online after posting photographs of clean streets in Indore and asking why similar standards cannot be seen across other Indian cities.
Shukla, the executive director of the Hindu American Foundation, shared images from the Madhya Pradesh city and wrote, “What do you not see in these pics? Trash! If Indore can do it, why can’t the rest of India?”
Shukla said residents take visible pride in the city’s sanitation practices and credited both administrators and citizens for what she described as a decade-long “parivartan” (change) in how garbage is handled.
What do you not see in these pics? Trash!
— Suhag A. Shukla (@SuhagAShukla) January 31, 2026
If Indore can do it, why can’t the rest of India?
Ask any Indorean why their city of 3.5 million is so clean & they beam with pride. Some credit @IndoreCollector Manish Singh and others former mayor @GaurMalini and more names come up,… pic.twitter.com/w7s9dGtpkR
She pointed to household waste segregation, daily door-to-door collection, recycling systems that help power city buses, roving monitors who check sanitation levels, and neighborhood peer accountability as key reasons for the city’s success.
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“From separating garbage at home, daily trash collection, excellent recycling facilities that then power city buses to roving monitors checking for cleanliness to peer support where neighbors ensure their areas are clean—this is citizen participation at its finest! Wow Indore…leaving today, deeply impressed. Come on India…this is possible!” Shukla added.
Her post drew wide engagement, with several users agreeing that citizen behaviour plays a central role in keeping public spaces clean. One user wrote, “This is all we need. Please don't litter. That’s all.” Another said, “Hope other cities take notice.”
Indore has consistently ranked at the top of the Indian government’s annual cleanliness survey, Swachh Survekshan.
In the latest edition, the city retained the top position for the eighth consecutive year. The survey assessed more than 4,500 cities on sanitation, waste management and service delivery across multiple parameters.
Indore’s performance also placed it in the newly created “Super Swachh League,” recognizing cities that have ranked among the top three for three consecutive years.
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