4 days on, roads still choked with rainwater, Lucknow Municipal Corporation missing

LUCKNOW: The problems arising out of water accumulation and damaged roads in several areas of the city after heavy downpour on Thursday could not be resolved by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation till Monday evening.
Though the civic body claimed that it has addressed nearly 95% of the complaints received at its control room, residents of some localities told TOI that they have been struggling for the past four days with no help from any civic agency.
As per the data provided by LMC control room cell, the municipal corporation received about 912 complaints related to road caving in, water-logging and fallen trees between September 16 and 19 on helpline numbers 6389300137, 6389300138 and 6389300139. The LMC officials claimed that they have resolved 862 complaints, while the rest are under the process of being addressed.
However, several residents from different areas of the city told TOI that their grievances are still unattended.
In Nirala Nagar, an inner lane connecting Mayanagar to No. 8 Crossing was found in a dilapidated condition. Residents of the area told TOI that the entire stretch has been damaged very badly and some parts of the road have cracked or caved in due to heavy rain.
Smita Upadhyay of Niralanagar said, “After repeated attempts to connect to the control room, our call was picked up by the operator and he said that a team will reach our area soon to inspect. But, it has been two days now and no one from the LMC has come. The stretch can prove to be fatal for commuters, especially during night.”
A similar situation was found on the University Road where a portion of road caved in on September 16.
Manish Raj, a shopkeeper on the route, said, “A two-wheeler rider suffered injuries on his ankle and toe after the rear wheel of his scooter got stuck in the hole and he lost his balance. My son had lodged a complaint with the civic body on September 17, but nothing happened. So, we have put a tree branch on the hole to alert commuters.” In Aliganj Sec-K, the drain water is overflowing on the road due to damaged manholes.
“For the past four days, drain water has accumulated on footpaths, leaving no space for pedestrians to walk or people to move out from our houses,” said Karishma Sonker of Sector K.
Residents of Aishbagh area have also reported a similar grievance of damaged manholes .