Monsoon to cover entire state in two days: IMD

With intermittent rainfall continuing throughout Sunday in the state capital, residents across several neighbourhoods in Lucknow are grappling with severe inconvenience caused by waterlogged roads, scattered garbage, and clogged drains.

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW: Locals allege that the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is neglecting these issues, even as the rain persists.

Localities such as Vibhuti Khand, Vinrama Khand, areas near Engineering College, Aliganj, and Munshipuliya are among the worst affected. With each spell of rain, roads in these areas become flooded, and garbage dumped in open spaces is washed into the streets, posing serious health risks and obstructing movement.

"We can't even walk properly. The garbage floats on the water and blocks entire lanes soon after it rains," said Kaartikeya Pandey, a resident of Aliganj. "And when officials like the zonal in-charge or additional municipal commissioner don't answer calls, who is left to listen to us?"

Despite clear directives from senior state government officials and municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar to prevent waterlogging and improve sanitation during the monsoon, residents claim that little action has been taken. Most complaints, they claim, go unanswered, and official visits are limited to paperwork with no visible impact.