LUCKNOW, Nov. 16 -- Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has planned two projects worth around Rs.55 crore to eliminate chronic waterlogging in two key areas of the city, officials said.

The projects will target the stretch from Vinay Khand to Dayal Intersection, and the area surrounding the Allahabad high court's Lucknow bench.

The HC had previously flagged the issue and directed LDA and other departments to prepare an actionable plan.

A senior official in LDA noted that the first project, which includes work on a 7.5-feet-deep and 6-metre-wide drain, spanning around 3 km from Vinay Khand 5/179 to the Dayal Intersection, estimated to be around Rs.52.98 crore formed a key component of the project near the high court.

He said that altho...