**Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Partners with Five Maharashtra Councils under Swachh City Pairing Initiative**
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has entered into a ‘Swachh City Pairing’ agreement with five municipal councils in Maharashtra — Lonar, Kej, Malkapur, Jintur, and Kannad. This collaboration aims to provide guidance and support to these councils in advancing their cleanliness initiatives under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
### Pact Formalised with Officials
The pact was formalized on Friday in the presence of Additional Municipal Commissioner Sunil Pawar, alongside senior officials from the five councils. Deputy Commissioner (Solid Waste Management), Dr. Ajay Gadade, and other officials from the respective councils were also present during the signing ceremony.
### Mentor City Recognition
This innovative initiative was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in New Delhi, with Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in attendance. Across India, 196 cities have been paired with 72 mentor cities to foster knowledge sharing and best practices.
NMMC, consistently recognized as a top performer in cleanliness surveys and part of the elite ‘Super Swachh League’ category announced in Swachh Survekshan 2024, has been selected as one of these mentor cities.
### Pride for Navi Mumbaikars
Municipal Commissioner Dr. Kailas Shinde expressed pride in the achievement, stating, “Being selected to guide five councils from Maharashtra is a matter of pride for Navi Mumbaikars. We will extend complete support to improve their cleanliness rankings and strengthen urban sanitation systems.”
Prior to the formal agreement, Dr. Shinde had already engaged with the chief officers of these councils through video conferencing, assuring them of NMMC’s technical and operational guidance.
### Focus Areas of Partnership
The partnership will concentrate on eight key areas to bolster urban sanitation and cleanliness:
– Visible cleanliness
– Waste segregation and transportation
– Solid waste processing
– Sanitation accessibility
– Sewage management
– Mechanization of solid waste services
– Welfare of sanitation workers
– Citizen engagement and grievance redressal
### Impact on Rankings
Currently, the five municipal councils have lower rankings in Swachh Survekshan. Through NMMC’s expertise and mentorship, these councils are expected to scale up their performance. The impact of this collaborative initiative will be assessed during Swachh Survekshan 2025–26.
### National Mission Collaboration
Launched during the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign period, the Swachh City Pairing programme is designed as a time-bound, results-oriented collaboration. Its goal is to accelerate progress in urban cleanliness nationwide by fostering partnerships between mentor and mentee cities.
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