#ThePrintOnGround Thirty years ago, in 1994, Surat gained notoriety for its open drains and uncollected garbage, which led to a pneumonic plague outbreak that killed over 50 people and triggered a panicked exodus. Today, the diamond and textile hub is the cleanest city in India. Surat’s transformation into a 21st-century city is built on a solid foundation of infrastructural development, now amplified by technology. Monami Gogoi travelled to Surat to find out how its municipal corporation maintains global standards of cleanliness in the port city of nearly 75 lakh people. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read full article here: https://theprint.in/ground-reports/surats-swachh-sweep-how-diamond-city-went-from-plague-to-podium-in-30-years/1961503/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/theprint » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8