Locals return as floodwaters recede, cleanliness drives being launched
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Prayagraj: With the twin rivers Ganga and Yamuna now flowing four meters below the danger mark of 84.73m, and floodwaters receding fast, the majority of residents of the 10 wards affected by floods have started returning from relief camps.
Meanwhile, the Bade Hanuman temple, which was closed by the management committee on July 19 (Saturday) after the floodwaters entered the temple for the second time, was opened for devotees on Thursday. A complete cleaning exercise was carried out in the temple and it was opened after Mahaabhishek and aarti through Sodopchar puja vidhi.
At 4:00pm on Thursday the level of the Ganga at Phaphamau was 80.93 m, at Chatnaag it was 79.89 m, and Yamuna was flowing at Naini at 80.56 m, four metres far below the danger level.
The water level of the twin rivers as found receding at a pace of 13cm in every four hours.
Areas like Kachar Mau\Sariya, Rajapur Dehmafi, Asdullapur Myorabad, Beli Kachar, Beli Uparhar, Baghara, Bakhtiyara, Myorabad, Nakauli, and Newada in city pockets, which were earlier approachable only by boats, are now accessible as the floodwaters has receded.
The receding floodwaters has left a trail of garbage, silt, rotten vegetation, plastic, etc.,
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on the streets and ghats. Also, the floods have led to rise in insects and other reptiles adding to the woes of the people. The administration, as well as locals, now face the daunting task of cleaning the roads.
"Residents of the flood affected areas have started returning and have started cleaning the silt left by floodwaters and sanitising their areas," said a senior corporator Meenu Tiwari, adding, "there is a strong need to take up adequate sanitation and spraying of pesticides in order to check the spread of contagious diseases," she added.
During floods, over 220 persons of 43 families shifted to flood relief camps in the city. The majority of them have now returned and many of the residents have hired labourers to clean their houses.
Officials have appealed to locals to first check the condition of their houses before bringing back their families. "Now that the floodwaters is receding fast, people staying in relief camps have returned to their houses," said an official, adding, "a cleaning drive is being launched in affected areas," he added.
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