Summary:
Before the Investors’ Summit, all prime roads were cleaned completely and maintained till the time guests were here but as soon as they left, the streets became encroached. Lucknow has around 3,000km of road network but more than 70% of it is encroached either because of illegal parking, street vendors or temporary/permanent structures. “If they impose penalties or lodge FIR against offenders, no one will dare encroach roads,” said Nikita Maheshwari , a Gomtinagar resident.Vimla Kamal of Indiranagar said, “If they want, they can clear maximum encroachments from roads but they lack will. This leaves too little space for commuters, pedestrians and cyclists. The city rec around Rs crore fro Lucknow Municipal Corporation every year to repair broken patches and devel new streets the task struggle because of excessive encroachment, which leads to frequent jams.Though LMC conducts encroachment removal drives from time to time, lack of enforcement and follow-up by police and LMC lead to the same encroachments mushrooming all over again..