Ground reality bites: 90 tubewells lie defunct in Lucknow amid reboring delays

The crisis has hit densely populated areas such as Indira Nagar, Gomti Nagar, Faizullaganj and adjoining localities, where households dependent on piped groundwater are facing reduced flow and, in some cases, contamination. Despite repeated assurances, the Jalkal department has failed to restore these tubewells ahead of peak summer demand.