"Ho Halla" is an Indore Swachhta Anthem song for the 2017 edition of

Swachh Survekshan ''Swachh Survekshan'' ( lit. Sanskrit "Swachh" for Cleanliness and "Survekshan" for Survey - (सर्व (sarv, “all”) + ईक्षण (īkṣaṇ, “viewing”) is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in villages, ci ...

(''Cleanliness Survey''), sung by Shaan, composed by Devrishi and conceived by P Narahari, an IAS Officer serving as the

district collector The district magistrate, also known as the district collector or deputy commissioner, is a career civil servant who serves as the executive head of a district's administration in India. The specific name depends on the state or union territo ...

. The purpose of the song was to encourage the city of

Indore Indore (; ISO 15919, ISO: , ) is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The commercial capital of the state, it has been declared as the List of cleanest cities in India, cleanest city of In ...

to achieve the highest levels of cleanliness. It became very popular in Indore with residents using the track as their caller tunes.

Release

The audio song was released on 30 December 2016 and received a positive critical reception as well as high popularity with Indore residents.

Success and impact

Indore has become the number one city in India for cleanliness because of the residents, public representatives and government officials. But the credit for the changed mindset of the people has been accredited to the song "Ho Halla".

References

2017 songs Indore {{2010s-song-stub