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Soil mafia digs deep in BKT villages under LDA scheme

LUCKNOW, March 16 -- Deep craters now mark several agricultural fields in Bakshi Ka Talab, where illegal soil mining continues despite restrictions on land acquired for the Lucknow Development Authori... Read More


Lko's 'signal-free' corridor faces choke point fears

LUCKNOW, March 13 -- The multi-crore corridor built to free Lucknow from traffic gridlock may end up creating new ones. Concerns arise that multiple intersections constructed along the Green Corridor,... Read More


UP govt asks LDA to prepare design for new Vidhan Bhavan by April 15

LUCKNOW, March 9 -- Uttar Pradesh is moving closer to building a new modern legislative complex in the state capital. The state government directed the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) to prepare t... Read More


Hazratganj parking a civic embarrassment

LUCKNOW, March 8 -- Non-functional lifts, a defunct FASTag payment system, dim lighting, poor sanitation and absent staff, these are the ground realities at the multi-level parking facility near Hazra... Read More


Liquor worth Rs.22 crore sold in a day in city

LUCKNOW, March 6 -- The festival of colours brought cheers to the excise department as liquor worth around Rs.22 crore-Rs.4 crore more than last year's sale of Rs 18 crore-was sold in the state capita... Read More


LDA to widen road near Summit building

LUCKNOW, March 3 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) is contemplating widening the slip road of Shaheed Path near the Summit Building, a major bottleneck that disrupts traffic flow during peak ... Read More


LMC, LDA move to digitally track, rectify potholes, civic hazards

LUCKNOW, March 2 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) and the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) have decided to digitally map pothole-ridden roads, defunct streetlights and uncovered drains ac... Read More


Sports arenas mushroom on residential plots

LUCKNOW, March 1 -- A new commercial trend is quietly taking root in the state capital as several residential plots across prominent areas have been converted into sports grounds. All this right under... Read More


surface water grid proposed in scr to check Groundwater level fall

LUCKNOW, Feb. 26 -- Amid concerns over future water availability due to a steep fall in groundwater level, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has devised a 25-year plan for a shift to a surface w... Read More


Footpaths 'stolen', pedestrians forced to go with traffic flow

LUCKNOW, Feb. 24 -- Pedestrians in the state capital continue to risk their lives, treading on the path of speeding traffic as footpaths have either vanished or are omitted entirely from new road plan... Read More