LUCKNOW: Gomti, which is considered to be the lifeline of Lucknow and for its citizens, is now in grip of Arsenic contamination.

LUCKNOW: If it was Bhagirath who brought the Ganga on the earth in the mythological era, local 'bhagiraths' are restoring the Gomti to its pristine glory in the villages along the river's course.

Gomti has gone dry in its upper catchment. The river has lost its tributaries in all the districts through which it flows, except in Sitapur where Sarayan and Gon supplement it.

Shyamlal Yadav outlines the national effort to clean the holy river, its history, and what has changed.

The state government's Gomti revival project which follows a three-pronged approach— cleaning of riverbed, strengthening of bank and beautification of surroundings— will be formally launched by chi

The Samajwadi Party government, which allocated Rs.

LUCKNOW: The irrigation department is working on a plan to connect the Gaughat pumping station with a distributary of Sharda Canal near it to draw water during emergency.

Close on the lines of the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad--the drying river was linked with Narmada Canal so that it received water supply--the UP government is planning to feed clean water from Indir

LUCKNOW: More than 300 idols and only two pits for environment friendly disposal.