LUCKNOW, Jan. 20 -- The Gomti river's health has long been measured in Lucknow, but its cure depends on actions taken miles upstream. Recognising this, authorities from Lakhimpur, Sitapur, Hardoi and the state capital are launching a united front to revive the ailing waterway, treating its course as a single entity rather than a collection of jurisdictional fragments.

Following chief minister Yogi Adityanath's call for a clean, uninterrupted and pollution-free Gomti, a review meeting is scheduled for Wednesday to assess progress made by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) and other agencies involved in river-cleaning efforts.

Divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant said the renewed push underlines the state government's view that...