India, Nov. 3 -- LUCKNOW UP finance minister and in charge of Lucknow, Suresh Khanna, is likely to hold a meeting on November 6 to review the ongoing works of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC). He is expected to assess progress of various projects and conduct inspections of areas where civic problems persist.

The rift between the mayor and the municipal commissioner has hit the operations of the civic body, resulting in the visible accumulation of open waste, inoperative streetlights, damaged manhole covers and pothole-ridden roads throughout the city.

Ahead of the likely review meeting, officials have begun last-minute efforts to fix civic lapses, but residents remain doubtful whether temporary measures will bring lasting relief....