A flooded road near the Palassio Mall in Gomti Nagar Extension on Thursday
Lucknow: For 10 days, 45-year-old daily-wage worker Yasmeen Bano has been living with her family on the rooftop of their home in Faizullaganj after floodwater submerged the ground floor and damaged their gas cooktop.
We struggle to use the toilet, bathe, get food on time and maintain a healthy routine,” she said. Residents, who remain in flooded localities, said access to food and drinking water has become difficult, with many dependent on relief supplies. We have to depend on people who come here with relief material,” a resident said.
Her daughter has developed flu-like symptoms, forcing the family to travel by boat to get medicines. “We have a single-storey house and are living on the rooftop, exposed to the scorching sun during the day and dew at night. With my two daughters, even meeting our basic needs has become difficult. “We cannot go out whenever we need water or food. Boat travel has become the main mode of transport in several areas.
Around 800 hostellers were evacuated, with 300 returning home and the remaining shifted to alternative accommodation. IIIT-Lucknow will remain closed till Sunday after large parts of its campus were inundated. Examinations have been postponed and electricity supply was switched off as a safety measure. She met affected residents, distributed food packets, drinking water and medicines, and directed officials to ensure uninterrupted relief supplies. Kharkwal also inspected a health camp, reviewed medical services and medicine availability, and asked health workers to provide timely treatment to residents. Later, she reviewed operations at the flood relief control room and directed officials to address all complaints promptly. The mayor also checked the quality of food being served to flood victims and instructed officials to distribute food packets three times a day.
Mayor Sushma Kharkwal on Thursday visited flood-hit areas including Lohramau, Faizullaganj, Daud Nagar, Millat Nagar, Hayat Nagar, Gulmi Kheda, reaching some locations by boat.