LUCKNOW, April 25 -- Newly appointed municipal commissioner, Gaurav Kumar, launched a surprise inspection drive across several areas under Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) on Friday morning, 24 hours after taking charge. His direct intervention not only exposed several lapses in sanitation and municipal operations but also triggered a citywide response from other zonal officials.

Kumar began his inspection at 6:15 am in Viram Khand-5, Zone-4, where he reviewed drain-cleaning work and instructed officials to ensure timely and thorough cleaning. Moving swiftly, he visited the Portable Compactor Transfer Station (PCTS) in Vineet Khand-6 at 6:40 am, where he assessed waste transfer operations and issued directions to speed up the process ...