Greater Hyderabad has won Telangana’s first Swachh city recognition for sanitation, waste management, sewage systems and civic cleanliness. The recognition was conferred under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, conducted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs to assess cleanliness and sanitation standards in urban local bodies. Greater Hyderabad has been recognised as the State’s first Swachh City under Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, conducted by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.