LUCKNOW, Oct. 13 -- As floodwaters retreat from waterlogged localities in Lucknow, the focus has shifted to the threat of mosquito breeding and post-flood infections, with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) deploying drones to spray anti-larval chemicals over 80 acres across two zones.

The civic body has stepped up sanitation operations to remove accumulated sludge, clear drains and disinfect affected areas, while using a GIS-based action plan to divide localities into sectors and assign responsibilities to officials and sanitation workers.

Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar inspected the affected areas on Tuesday and directed officials to accelerate desilting using mud pumps wherever water levels had fallen. He also instructed te...