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“Of a total of 100 points, Ghaziabad scored 94.3 in Swachh Survekshan Grameen. “Roads in rural areas is unsuitable for big garbage van to operate and e-riskhaws came out as a viable option. “Nearly 45,000 citizen feedbacks were received that helped raise our points and eventually overall ranking,” she added. GHAZIABAD: Barely three months after securing the 36th rank in the nationwide Swachh Survekshan Ghaziabad has added another laurel to its kitty for cleanliness.The district has topped the list in UP for Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 conducted by the Union drinking water and sanitation ministry.Door-to-door garbage collection by e-rickshaws was one of the initiatives which helped Ghaziabad secure the position among 6,867 villages that were surveyed across 685 districts in the country. Gram panchayats collected funds from each family for the e-rickhaws which were used for collecting waste and dumping the same at designated places,” the DM said.For ODF, the district started preparations much in advance and under this scheme, some 22,000 toilets have been constructed till August 2017..