LUCKNOW, March 4 -- Residents of Ashok Marg, situated on the heartline of the city, have been struggling with contaminated water flowing from their taps for the past two days.

Despite lodging complaints with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC), the water works department (Jalkal) is yet to take action.

PK Srivastava, a resident of 11 Ashok Marg, reported that foul-smelling water, resembling sewage, has been coming from taps in the house. He filed a complaint on the LMC website, but no officials have visited the area to inspect or resolve the issue.

Srivastava said, "The water stinks like sewage and is unfit for even washing utensils, let alone drinking. My pet dog fell ill after consuming it," Srivastava said, highlighting the pote...