LUCKNOW, Nov. 12 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is set to revolutionise its urban greenery initiatives by shifting from external procurement to an in-house production model. A high-tech nursery in Basaha is nearing completion, poised to become a game-changer for the city's environmental footprint.

The facility will initially produce around two lakh seedlings a month, reducing the civic body's dependence on private nurseries across Uttar Pradesh for plants used in parks, along roadsides and in plantation drives.

The nursery, spread across 1.2 hectares along Kursi Road, is expected to become operational by November-end. With a capacity of 40 lakh seedlings, it will initially produce two lakh plants monthly. The LMC will also s...