According to Swachh Bharat ranking done by Union urban development ministry, Bengaluru is the cleanest state capital. Among all the 476 cities Mysore city in Karnataka has been ranked at the best figuring in the top 10 with three more places from Karnataka.

According to a government release, Swachh Bharat rankings survey was conducted for assessing total sanitation practices covering a set of parameters including the extent of open defecation, solid waste management, seepage management, waste water treatment, drinking water quality, surface water quality of water bodies and mortality due to water born diseases etc for a total of 476 class-1 cities in 31 states and union territories, each with a population of above one lakh.

Mysore is the cleanest city among 476 cities:

Among 476 Cities Only 15 of the capital cities surveyed are figured among the top 100 performers while five were ranked beyond 300. Patna came at the bottom at 429. The city of Mysore leads the cities with minimal open defecation and extensive adoption of solid waste management practices.

The top 10 ranked cities are Mysore, Thiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Navi Mumbai, Kochi (Kerala), Hassan, Mandya and Bengaluru from Karnataka, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Halisahar (West Bengal) and Gangtok (Sikkim).

39 Southern cities are among the top 100 cities list of Swachh Bharat ranking and seems to have done better when compared to other parts of the country. A total of 27 from the eastern part, 15 from the western, 12 from the northern India. Seven cities from Northeastern states have also made to the list.