LUCKNOW, Oct. 16 -- : Flooding across an eight-kilometre stretch of Faizullaganj has affected around 50,000 people in 6,500 houses, prompting the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) to plan a 10-12-day sanitation drive after the water started receding to prevent waterborne diseases and infections.

State finance and parliamentary affairs minister and Lucknow minister in-charge Suresh Khanna inspected flood-hit localities and reviewed relief operations at the LMC control room on Friday. He directed officials to expedite drainage and ensure safe drinking water, sanitation and essential supplies for affected families.

Focus on sanitation, disease prevention

Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar briefed Khanna on the impact of the flooding an...