Monumental neglect: Filth, parking chaos mar Lucknow’s heritage sites

As tourist vehicles approach the cobbled access road leading to the monument, views of both the Rumi Darwaza and the Bada Imambara are obstructed by rows of cars and two-wheelers parked haphazardly across the heritage structures. The drivers of battery and auto rickshaws, ekka-tongas could be seen quarreling to get visitors as there is no regulatory body to keep a check.