India, Jan. 16 -- LUCKNOW Sanitation failures - from garbage-laden streets to clogged drains and irregular waste collection - keep resurfacing in the state capital even after repeated inspections, warnings and punitive action by UP finance minister and Lucknow in-charge Suresh Khanna.

Over the past several months, Khanna has repeatedly highlighted negligence in sanitation during field visits across the city. While officials rush to carry out cleanliness drives immediately after his inspections, the improvement remains short-lived. Within days, the same localities again witness open dumping of waste, non-functional streetlights and lax door-to-door garbage collection, pointing to a deeper problem of monitoring and accountability.

The tre...