IIT-Roorkee Collaborates with Government Officials to Survey Lucknow for Comprehensive Stormwater Drainage Plan – A Crucial Step in Flood Prevention and Urban Development.
The IIT will now get help from the LDA, LMC, irrigation, public works and Rajkiya Nirman Nigam officials in preparing the plan to rid Lucknow of waterlogging during monsoon, they added.
The IIT team was comprised of Prof Zulfikar Ahmad and former professor of the institute MK Mittal.
According to the LDA, the team surveyed gate number one of the Lucknow High Court, Kisan Bazar, Husadiya Crossing, Janeshwar Misra Park Road, G-20 Road and Barrel Number One of Gomti Nagar and came across several anomalies.
The team pointed out encroachments on drains and illegal ramps outside houses that blocked the flow of drain water and other illegal constructions.
According to LDA vice-chairman Indramani Tripathi, the IIT team has sought a list of all drains releasing water into the Gomti from the Irrigation department.
