LUCKNOW, May 20 -- Despite spending nearly Rs.12 crore on their cleaning this year, several drains in the city were found to be choked and overflowing. Suresh Khanna, the minister in-charge of Lucknow district, made several such observations and pulled up officials during his inspection of the city on Monday.

Khanna, who also holds the finance portfolio, inspected Narhi (Zone 1), Ahmednagar in Sarojini Nagar-II (Zone 5) and Ram Gali in Natkheda of Guru Nanak Ward and Saraswatipuram Colony in Sharda Nagar Ward (Zone 8). At every stop, he was said to have found overflowing drains, garbage spilled on roads, construction debris lying unattended, and encroachments blocking drain paths. He reprimanded LMC officials and ordered strict action ag...