LUCKNOW, Oct. 12 -- Potholes and damaged road stretches continue to trouble Lucknow residents despite the end of the rainy spell, with the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) extending the deadline for its first-phase road repair drive from October 10 to October 30. The civic body has allocated Rs.10 crore for repairs across 380 km of roads under the phase.

A Hindustan Times assessment found damaged stretches in Gomti Nagar Extension, Vibhuti Khand and Aliganj, inconveniencing commuters despite government directions to repair roads.

In Vibhuti Khand, the road beside the railway crossing near Kisan Bazaar remains riddled with potholes. Shopkeepers alleged that authorities had constructed the road recently but dug it up within months to l...