Archive · 15 Nov 2025
Indore's Clean City Image Tarnished by Filth on DAVV Campus
Indore is known as India's cleanest city, but recently, a big university campus there has become very messy.
The boss of the university, the Vice Chancellor, was very upset when he saw trash everywhere.
He called the company that's supposed to clean the campus, but hardly any workers showed up.
The company said they have many workers, but it seems like not enough of them are actually working.
Because of this mess, the university stopped paying the cleaning company until they fix the problem.
This makes people wonder how the city can be so clean if the university campus is so dirty.
Indore's reputation as India's cleanest city is challenged by sanitation issues on the DAVV campus.
Garbage has been accumulating on the DAVV UTD campus due to a halt in regular collection.
The university's Vice Chancellor expressed strong displeasure after finding large piles of unattended garbage.
The contracted housekeeping agency, Kamathen Housekeeping, is accused of negligence, with fewer staff present than claimed.
The university has ordered a stop to payments for the housekeeping agency until the situation improves.
- Who
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) Vice Chancellor Prof Rakesh Singhai and contracted housekeeping agency Kamathen Housekeeping
- What
- Severe sanitation lapses with widespread garbage piles on the DAVV UTD campus, leading to a halt in regular garbage collection.
- When
- Reportedly for several days, with a significant confrontation occurring on Friday morning.
- Where
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) UTD campus in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Alleged negligence and understaffing by the contracted housekeeping agency, Kamathen Housekeeping, responsible for campus cleaning.
- City
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- University
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) UTD campus
- Contractor
- Kamathen Housekeeping
- Contractor's Claimed Staff
- 120 housekeeping staff
- Contractor's Reported Staff Present
- 70-80 workers
- Encountered Staff During Inspection
- 7-8 workers