LUCKNOW, Aug. 21 -- The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) will consider proposals to name two city roads after Group Captain astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and late scientist Ram Baksh Singh in its executive committee meeting on Friday. Shukla, who recently returned from the Axiom-4 mission as the second Indian to travel to space, and Singh, known for his contribution to biogas technology, are likely to be honoured through this move.

According to officials, the proposal includes naming a road stretch from Sector 8 to Rani Laxmi Bai School in Indira Nagar after Singh, while a link road in Triveni Nagar has been suggested in Shukla's honour. Chief engineer (Civil) Mahesh Chandra Verma said proposals are still being received from corporators...