Aafrin Kidwai 
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The ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) has upgraded the rating for Pune, Noida, Visakhapatnam, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, Ballarpur and Gwalior from one-star to three-stars in a central government’s ranking for garbage-free cities (GFC).
The mandatory parameters for GFC ratings include door-to-door garbage collection and their segregation at source besides sweeping at public, commercial and residential areas. It also includes the provision of litter bins, storage bins and processing of wet and dry wastes, besides redressals of people’s grievances.
