India, Oct. 16 -- LUCKNOW Defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh on Thursday announced that an embankment stretching from IIM Road to Faizullaganj will be constructed soon at a cost of Rs.182 crore to provide a permanent solution to the area's recurring flood crisis. He also directed officials to deliver 10,000 additional relief kits door-to-door to affected families.

Arriving in the state capital for a three-day visit, Singh toured the inundated localities of Faizullaganj to review ongoing rescue and relief operations. He interacted with flood-affected residents, listened to their grievances and distributed relief material at Allu Nagar Diguria Chowk on IIM Road.

Addressing affected families, the defence minister said he had bee...