LUCKNOW, April 5 -- Uttar Pradesh finance minister and city in-charge Suresh Khanna pointed out multiple lapses during a surprise sanitation inspection, highlighting that repeated warnings and penalties have not resolved ground-level issues.

Despite several past inspections, officials of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) and private agencies continue to show negligence. The minister once again imposed fines, ordered suspensions, and directed salary cuts across four wards in Zone-7, including localities like Indira Nagar. Mayor Sushma Kharkwal accompanied him during the visit.

Repeated lapses at Bhoothnath market

Khanna began his inspection at Bhoothnath Market in Maithilisharan Gupt ward at 7 am, where he found poor maintenance o...