LUCKNOW, May 31 -- :The Lucknow Municipal Corporation's (LMC) preparations for the monsoon have faced major delays. Drain cleaning is still incomplete in many areas. Illegal encroachments are also making the work difficult. In response, municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar held several inspections across important zones on Friday. He pulled up the officials for poor work and gave strict orders to fix the problems quickly, according to an LMC press release.

The inspections covered zone 7, including areas like Indira Nagar, and zone 3, which comprises Nirala Nagar, Aliganj, and Jankipuram. During his visit in sector C in Jankipuram (zone 3), the commissioner expressed serious dissatisfaction with the prevailing sanitation conditions. He fou...