PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 10 -- Although water level of the Ganga and the Yamuna have gone down in Prayagraj in the last couple of days, the local administration is now facing the mammoth task of cleaning filth and mud in over a hundred localities in city limits under Sadar tehsil besides nearly 65 villages in seven other tehsils comprising the rural belt.

Prayagraj district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma said the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation officials have been directed to ensure speedy cleaning of the affected localities followed by spraying of DDT and bleaching powder to prevent outbreak of any epidemic.

"In rural parts of the district, officials of panchayati raj department have been directed to ensure proper cleaning of affected villages b...