Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Lucknow's New Vehicle Yard Will Store 237 Seized Vehicles
Lucknow has built a special place to keep vehicles seized by transport officials.
The yard is located in Ahimamau.
It can hold up to 237 vehicles at one time.
This includes cars and other light vehicles, heavy vehicles and two-wheelers.
The facility cost about Rs 2.55 crore to build.
Until now, seized vehicles were often kept at police stations or in open spaces.
This sometimes used up space and caused traffic problems.
Officials say the new yard will keep the vehicles organized and safer.
It will begin operating after a technical inspection and handover.
A new detention yard at Ahimamau has been completed for Uttar Pradesh's Transport Department.
The Rs 2.55 crore facility can hold 136 light vehicles, 15 heavy vehicles and 86 two-wheelers.
The yard is expected to reduce vehicle overcrowding at police stations, roadsides and open spaces.
Lucknow enforcement teams challaned 5,628 vehicles and detained 491 during financial year 2026-27.
A technical committee will inspect the facility before it is formally handed over and opened.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Transport Department, Lucknow enforcement teams and a technical committee involving engineers from several departments.
- What
- A detention and dumping yard with capacity for 237 seized or detained vehicles has been completed.
- When
- Construction was reported complete on August 21, 2026; the article is dated September 1, and the facility is expected to open after inspection and handover.
- Where
- Ahimamau village in Lucknow, on 0.780 hectare of land, or 83,958 square feet.
- Why
- To provide adequate, centralized storage for detained vehicles and reduce pressure on police stations, open spaces and roads.
- Facility cost
- About Rs 2.55 crore
- Total capacity
- 237 vehicles
- Vehicle breakdown
- 136 light vehicles, 15 heavy vehicles and 86 two-wheelers
- Land area
- 0.780 hectare, or 83,958 square feet
- Financial year enforcement
- 5,628 vehicles challaned and 491 vehicles detained in Lucknow during 2026-27
- Current storage locations
- P-4 Parking and Kalli Yard, PGI
- Next step
- Inspection by a technical committee before handover to the Transport Department