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Litter among the temples, ghats and monuments is the eyesore residents name most — and with Orchha under a UNESCO World Heritage nomination, a clean town matters more than ever. Use this board to flag a public spot that needs cleaning, and to see where neighbours and visitors have already flagged one. Anyone can look; flagging a spot takes a free account, which keeps it honest.
This is a neighbourly log, not a complaint to the town. To actually get a spot cleaned, use the official line below — calling the MP CM Helpline on 181, in Hindi, is the easiest route for most people.
No spots flagged for cleaning right now.
Ram Raja Temple & bazaar
No reports · the temple square and the market lanes around it
Chaturbhuj Temple lane
No reports · the approach and steps up to the temple
Orchha Fort & the Betwa bridge
No reports · the causeway bridge and the fort approach
The Chhatris (Kanchan Ghat)
No reports · the royal cenotaphs above the river
Betwa ghats
No reports · the bathing ghats, including Seedhi Ghat
Jhansi Road & main market
No reports · the roadsides into town and the market stretch
These reports come from neighbours and visitors, not the council or the sanitation department. Anyone can read the board; flagging a spot that needs cleaning takes a free account, which keeps it honest. A report clears itself after about 24 hours, so the board stays current on its own — if a spot is still dirty after that, someone flags it again. When several people flag the same spot, it clearly needs attention. This board is a neighbourly log, not a complaint to the council: to get a spot cleaned, use the official line below.
Getting a spot cleaned — MP CM Helpline — 181
Call 181 to log a complaint by phone, in Hindi (about 7:30 am to 11 pm). You get a tracking number, and it escalates if nothing is done. You can also report a spot with a photo on the Swachhata app, or in writing on MP e-Nagar Palika. The local body responsible is Nagar Panchayat Orchha.
Orchha's chhatris, fort and temples are under a UNESCO World Heritage nomination, so litter among the monuments is more than an eyesore — it is the thing a visitor's photos remember. This board helps neighbours point each other, and visitors, to the spots that need attention. It cannot send a cleaning crew: the fastest way to get a spot cleaned is still the 181 helpline or the Swachhata app above.