Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to announce the results of annual survey of cleanliness, Swachh Survekshan 2020, at 11am on Thursday. This is the fifth edition of the survey that was introduced by PM in January 2016.

A Swachh Survekshan 2020 results dashboard will also be launched by PM Modi on the occasion.

According to a press release issued by the Centre on Tuesday, the announcement of this year’s results was delayed due to Covid-19 pandemic. The survey was completed in 28 days.

Also read: Swachh Survekshan 2020: All you need to know about India’s cleanliness survey

A total of 129 top performing cities and states will be awarded by the PM in the virtual programme called ‘Swachh Mahotsav’. This programme has been organised by the ministry of housing and urban affairs.

Swachh Bharat Urban (@SwachhBharatGov), the official twitter account of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) on Wednesday tweeted the web link on which the programme will be streamed live.

The wait is over!

Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi will announce the results of Swachh Survekshan 2020 at the virtual event ‘Swachh Mahotsav’ tomorrow, 20 August 2020 at 11 am.

Join us for the live event.

Webcast: https://t.co/ujHF7lDzaa

YouTube : https://t.co/ypUBSAwdCb pic.twitter.com/QKkI9EzVQH

— Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (@MoHUA_India) August 19, 2020

Mysuru had won the award for the cleanest city of India in the first edition of the survey, while Indore has retained the top position for three consecutive years (2017,2018, 2019).