Archive · 21 Aug 2026
West Bengal Minister Studies Indore’s Cleanliness Model for Replication
Dilip Ghosh, a minister from West Bengal, visited Indore with a team of officials and experts.
They wanted to learn how Indore keeps its city clean.
The team studied the Command and Control Centre and visited waste-processing facilities.
They looked at how garbage is collected from homes.
They also studied how waste is separated, transported and processed.
Ghosh said Indore has worked on cleanliness for nearly 20 years.
He acknowledged that West Bengal still needs to improve its sanitation systems.
The team will consider using some of Indore’s methods in West Bengal step by step.
West Bengal Cabinet Minister Dilip Ghosh led a delegation on a one-day visit to Indore on Thursday.
The team examined Indore’s Command and Control Centre and complete waste management chain.
Officials studied door-to-door collection, waste segregation, transportation and processing facilities.
Ghosh said Indore’s sanitation progress resulted from nearly two decades of sustained work.
West Bengal plans to assess and potentially implement suitable Indore practices in phases based on local needs.
- Who
- West Bengal Cabinet Minister Dilip Ghosh led a delegation including an IIT professor, Pollution Control Board officials, engineers and Swachh Bharat Mission representatives.
- What
- The delegation studied Indore’s cleanliness, sanitation and solid waste management model.
- When
- Thursday, during a one-day study tour; no calendar date was provided.
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- To identify Indore practices that could be adapted and implemented in West Bengal in phases.
- Visit leader
- Dilip Ghosh, West Bengal Cabinet Minister
- Visit duration
- One day
- Main systems reviewed
- Command and Control Centre, door-to-door collection, segregation, transportation and waste processing
- Facilities visited
- Field operations and waste-processing plants
- Indore’s sanitation record
- Nearly two decades of sustained cleanliness work, according to Ghosh
- West Bengal’s assessment
- Ghosh said the state remains behind Indore in cleanliness and waste management
- Potential implementation
- Suitable practices may be introduced in West Bengal in phases based on local requirements
