LUCKNOW, Dec. 1 -- Even as winter has set in and streets are enveloped by fog in the late evening and early morning hours, streetlights are of little help to commuters as they lie dysfunctional in several areas of the city.

Despite multiple reviews and public assurances, Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has not been able to restore streetlighting issues in several neighbourhoods.

An inspection by this reporter on Saturday night revealed that several prominent areas of the city were either poorly lit or completely dark. In Aliganj, multiple poles had either missing luminaires or fused lights.

In Aashiyana and Gomti Nagar, entire stretches showed no signs of maintenance. Transport Nagar, a major transit corridor, also had several defu...