The cotton city has fared poorly in the cleanliness test done by the Union ministry of urban development.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/poor-waste-management-puts-coimbatore-shame
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subburaj
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-coimbatore
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coimbatore-t
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/total-sanitation-campaign
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste