LUCKNOW, Oct. 6 -- As floodwater forces residents to abandon their homes in parts of Faizullaganj, Lucknow police have found an unusual way to keep watch over the locked houses stationing policemen on rooftops with hooters.

"Around 15 policemen have been deployed inside the affected locality, with personnel taking positions on the roofs of houses during the night to keep an eye on locked properties whose occupants have moved elsewhere because of the rising water," said DCP North Amit K Anand.

With several villages and neighbourhoods partially evacuated, CM Yogi also directed police to ensure night security through police patrols, village watchmen, home guards and PRD personnel. Petromax and solar lights should also be arranged at relief...