Lucknow’s flood crisis has intensified in Faizullaganj and other low-lying areas, where rising water from the Gomti has affected more than 1 lakh people and partially submerged over 40,000 houses, leaving residents in need of shelter, drinking water and evacuation support.
Families in the worst-hit neighbourhoods have been forced to leave their homes with whatever belongings they could carry. Residents said water had reached neck level in some areas, making movement difficult and increasing the risk to elderly people, children and those unable to move independently. A bedridden elderly man in Faizullaganj was carried to safety by four people as floodwaters continued to rise.
Residents also reported shortages of drinking water and prolonged stagnation outside homes. Deepika Srivastava, a resident, said stagnant water had remained uncleared and that people were increasingly concerned about waterborne diseases. Abhishek, another resident, said many families in his neighbourhood had already left and that his own family might also have to move. The allegations regarding inadequate relief and access to aid could not be independently verified.
The flooding has triggered protests in affected areas. In Faizullaganj, resident Adarsh Verma demonstrated in floodwater, alleging that relief had not adequately reached interior localities. In Millat Nagar, residents protested from a boat with posters carrying the message “mayor missing”. Floodwaters have also entered public and religious spaces, with boats operating inside the submerged Gomti Riverfront. Roads, parks and other open areas remain underwater, while the idol at Lete Hanuman Temple in Chowk was reported to have been submerged.
The Lucknow Municipal Corporation said it had distributed 1,900 food packets and drinking water bottles in waterlogged areas. It reported that three drones would be deployed for expanded anti-larval spraying, while municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar inspected Faizullaganj, Gulmi Kheda and other affected localities. Boats were used to deliver cooked food and dry ration in Hayat Nagar, Barawan Kala, Tand Kheda, Sukhlal Kheda, Munnu Kheda, Daulat Kheda and Gulmi Kheda. The civic body also reported a fall in water levels and continued relief, sanitation and health operations.
At Ekana Stadium, 26 pumping sets were deployed to drain accumulated water. LMC teams also carried out drone-based anti-larval spraying in Lohramau and Daudnagar. The measures are aimed at reducing stagnant water and limiting mosquito breeding as residents remain concerned about disease risks, including diarrhoea, cholera and typhoid.
Health department teams surveyed 220 houses in flood-hit areas and distributed 288 health kits, along with medicines, chlorine tablets and oral rehydration solution packets. Chief medical officer NB Singh inspected Jehta, Daudnagar and Faizullaganj. Kakori community health centre teams surveyed 160 houses in Munnalal Kheda and Saitha Takia, while teams in Faizullaganj covered 60 houses in Krishnalok Nagar, Gomti Vihar and Jugal Vihar. A medical camp was operating in Daudnagar, with 108 ambulance services and medical teams deployed in affected areas.
Small businesses have also reported losses. Nidhi, who runs a food stall in Gomtinagar, said floodwater had submerged seating and damaged equipment. Residents’ immediate demands include drainage, clean drinking water, evacuation assistance and timely relief for people still stranded in flooded neighbourhoods. Municipal relief, sanitation, anti-larval spraying and health operations are continuing in the affected areas.
