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Uttar Pradesh cabinet approves green law for eco-friendly ULBs

LUCKNOW: With an aim to drive sustainable and eco-friendly growth in urban local bodies, the UP cabinet has approved the Urban Green Policy proposed by the urban development department. The primary goal of the policy is to encourage and support green initiatives, making cities more sustainable and resilient. Under this policy, a Green City Monitoring System will be developed to evaluate and award Green Star ratings to cities based on their environmental efforts and green infrastructure. To mitigate the impact of climate change in urban areas, the policy promotes the development of vertical gardens, rooftop gardens, and Miyawaki forests. The…

Infrastructure

Lucknow: LDA set to develop 10 sectors, grid road too in IT City soon

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will develop 10 well-planned sectors in its upcoming IT City project proposed between Sultanpur Road and Kisan Path. The grid road construction of the project, spanning an area of 2,858 acres, will commence next month. On Thursday, the authority inked a deal for 12 acres of land with a landowner under the land pooling model. LDA vice chairperson Prathamesh Kumar handed over the agreement deed at the authority office. Notably, 39 landowners from five villages have offered around 186 acres of land under the land pooling scheme. Kumar said: “The IT City is being…

Regulatory

ED attaches properties worth ₹55 lakh in Shine City case

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow zonal office of the directorate of enforcement (ED) provisionally attached properties worth Rs 55.07 lakh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in the case of Shine City Properties Ltd. The attached properties include a land in Allahabad in the name of Mohammad Javed, a resident of Allahabad. The ED also froze a bank account in his name. The ED investigation was based on 554 FIRs registered against Rasheed Naseem and Shine City group of companies. The investigation revealed that the accused, associates and promoters incorporated several companies and collected funds from…

Rera

About ₹128 crore returned to over 350 homebuyers this year: UP-RERA

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP Rera) has claimed to have recovered Rs 128 crore from promoters who failed to complete their housing projects and deposited the amount into the bank accounts of around 376 homebuyers so far this calendar year. With this, UP Rera has, to date, transferred Rs 1,360 crore into the bank accounts of approximately 5,500 homebuyers who never received possession of their homes. “So far, we have issued over 12,900 recovery certificates (RCs) worth Rs 3,900 crore, predominantly in the national capital region (NCR). We assure every complainant (homebuyer) who has approached Rera…

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Lucknow police arrests individual for duping over 100 people

LUCKNOW: A man accused of orchestrating a massive real estate fraud racket targeting Army and paramilitary personnel was arrested by a joint team of the UP STF and Lucknow police. The accused, Pramod Kumar Upadhyay, 46, allegedly duped over 100 people by selling them fake or disputed plots of land across Lucknow and surrounding areas. The arrest took place on June 15 near Jyotinagar, when the STF received intelligence that Upadhyay would be visiting his now-defunct office near Kanha Upvan in Mohanlalganj to retrieve documents. A team led by additional SP (STF) Lal Pratap Singh apprehended him before he could…

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Lucknow development body holds lottery for Anant Nagar Yojana housing scheme

Representative Image LUCKNOW: The much-anticipated lottery for the Lucknow Development Authority’s (LDA) Anant Nagar Yojana housing scheme commenced on Tuesday. The draw began with the allotment of 112-square-metre plots for general category applicants. The lottery for the first phase, comprising 334 plots, was conducted at the Mercury Hall of Indira Gandhi Pratishthan. A total of 13,031 applicants registered online for this phase. The draw is scheduled to continue over the next four days. LDA additional secretary Gyanendra Verma said the lottery is being conducted in the presence of applicants to maintain full transparency. The entire process is also being live-streamed…

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Lucknow development body to convert 4,000 rented properties into freehold

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority has begun the process of converting around 4,000 rented properties into freehold. This step will give tenants ownership rights and help resolve long-standing property disputes. To speed up the process, a special committee has been formed to oversee the work. The committee includes assistant engineer KP Gupta, Pankaj Sonkar from the rent department and Manoj Kumar Bharti, surveyor from the acquisition department. Officials believe this move will not only benefit tenants but also help LDA increase revenue by regularising property ownership. Properties in areas such as Paper Mill Colony, Balda Road scheme, Nirala Nagar scheme,…

Residential

Computerised lottery for Lucknow development body’s plots on June 10

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will begin the allotment process for 334 residential plots under its Anant Nagar scheme on Mohan Road from June 10. The allotment will be conducted through a computerised lottery at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan over three days, in the presence of all 13,031 applicants. According to LDA vice-chairman Prathamesh Kumar, the Anant Nagar Scheme spans 785 acres and includes 2,100 residential, 120 commercial, and 60 group housing plots, where approximately 10,000 flats will be constructed. “We are using a transparent, computerised system for the lottery to ensure fairness,” said Kumar, adding that all preparations are…

Residential

Lucknow development body seeks public feedback for new apartment projects

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will construct apartments at key locations in the city based on the preferences and demands of citizens. High-rise residential projects were proposed in Gomtinagar, Gomtinagar extension, Aishbagh and Basant Kunj, for which a demand survey was launched. Through this survey, citizens will be able to suggest the number of rooms in the flats, desired lifestyle standards, and amenities within the society. LDA vice-chairman Prathamesh Kumar said the authority aims to provide quality housing equipped with basic and modern facilities to people across all income groups. The survey was made available online to ensure transparency…