The Dilkusha level-crossing has remained locked permanently for many years since it led to private property and had gradually become a public thoroughfare.
Wednesday Aug 17, 2011 Every monsoon the dry lake-bed becomes a lake again and as the river nearby rises it turns into a sheet of water. What will happen to all the stonework done by Maya's engineers. They seem to have not done their homework. They forgot why the embankment came up in the first place.
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From: Sudhir Kr Roy<notification+kr4mmwgygygr@facebookmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 5:24 PM
Subject: [Save lucknow forum] WHAT THE BRITISHERS DIDN'T SUCCEED IN DOING, WE...
WHAT THE BRITISHERS DIDN'T SUCCEED IN DOING, WE ARE EXCELLING IN!!
Sir Winston Churchill wrote 64 years ago about India : "Power will go to the hands of rascals, rogues, freebooters; all Indian leaders will be of low caliber & men of straw. They will have sweet tongues & silly hearts. They will fight amongst themselves for power & India will be lost in political squabbles. A day would come when even air & water would be taxed in India."
We are indeed an incredible NATION; we have worked very hard and we have indeed proved him right.....
This is where the 100-year-old Hazratganj Police Station stood till a couple of years ago. It has been replaced by this building that is a multi-storey parking lot. August 4, 2011.