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. A similar situation prevails on the road connecting the Signature building route to Sector 7 in Gomti Nagar Extension, where nearly one kilometre remains in poor condition. Municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar said the LMC had planned repairs across approximately 510 km of roads within its jurisdiction, with a total budget of Rs 25 crore. The civic body allocated Rs 10 crore for the first phase and initially set October 10 as the deadline. The date was later extended to October 30 to complete the remaining work. LMC chief engineer (civil) Mahesh Verma said 357 km of the 380 km identified for repair in the first phase had been covered, against an estimated budget of Rs 10 crore....