Lucknow, Dec. 15 -- While Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) was setting up temporary night shelters across the state capital, ensuring that all facilities became fully functional by the Monday deadline was a major challenge, LMC executive engineer Atul Mishra said on Sunday.

"Temporary shelters have started coming up, but making all of them operational by December 15 will be challenging," Mishra said, indicating delays in execution despite mounting pressure.

As per the winter action plan, the city is expected to operate around 40 temporary shelters this year by Monday. However, none were functional as of Sunday.

According to the official, at least six temporary shelters are currently being set up in the Gomti Nagar area alone. The id...