Kukrail is a left-bank small tributary of the Gomti River which merges with it in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
[1] The river originates from a well near Dasaur Baba Pond in Asti village in Bakshi Ka Talab of Lucknow.
In 1960, it's water level reached 113.2 metres, which lead to the construction of embankments along the river in 1962.
[3] In 2024, a 50 metres strip along the Kukrail river was declared flood plain.
The Lucknow Development Authority conducted a massive demolition drive in Akbarnagar area as a part of this, where over 1,800 illegal structures were removed.