PRAYAGRAJ, March 20 -- A central government team is expected to visit Prayagraj soon for the Swachh Survekshan - an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation - conducted by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Efforts have begun to undertake a major sanitation and cleanliness exercise across the city, civic officials said.

The Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) has begun cleanliness of roads, ghats and public toilets as part of this effort. The waste treatment plant in Baswar and the MRFs, or Material Recovery Facilities of the city, are also being spruced up in looks as well as functioning, they said.

Officials conceded that the team of the Swachh Survey of the cen...