LUCKNOW, June 23 -- 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. 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 wate...