Tamil Nadu

Tiruchy best city to live in Tamil Nadu: National index

The Ease of Living Index-2018, released by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Monday, for identifying the best cities to live in India has said that Tiruchy was the best liveable city in Tamil Nadu and the 12th best in the country.

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Significantly, Tiruchy managed to rank first in the health category.

As many as 12 cities (Tiruchy, Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Tiruppur, Tirunelveli, Dindigul, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi and Vellore) in the state showed better performance than New Delhi. Delhi was ranked 65th in the index while Puducherry, secured the 60th position.

“In Tiruchy, no cholera or acute gastroenteritis or dengue cases have been reported in the past 18 months. So, I congratulate our corporation commissioner and other officials and workers for their dedicated work to achieve this milestone,” said Dr MA Aleem, former vice principal, KAPV Government Medical College, Tiruchy.

Tiruchy Corporation officials said the city will figure in the top five in the next list.

Chennai was ranked at 14 and Coimbatore 25th in the index topped by Pune in Maharashtra. In the top 10, Pune, Navi Mumbai and Greater Mumbai were followed by Tirupati, Chandigarh, Thane, Raipur, Indore, Vijayawada and Bhopal.

Rampur in Uttar Pradesh figured at the bottom of the liveability index.

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