LUCKNOW, July 30 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has fined a private sanitation agency Rs.1 lakh for serious lapses in cleanliness and garbage management in Vrindavan Yojna Sector-8 area of the state capital. The penalty came after a surprise inspection by the zonal officer on Wednesday.

During the inspection in Zone-8, officials found that sanitation workers were irregular in sweeping and garbage collection. Many workers were not in uniform, and the area lacked the mandatory blue and white dustbins, leading to scattered garbage along roads and residential pockets.

During Wednesday's inspection, two truckloads of garbage were found dumped in the area.

Residents alleged that the door-to-door garbage collection vehicle visits ...