Lucknow e-auction nets ₹425 crore in property sales
LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) recorded property sales exceeding Rs 425 crore in its recent e-auction, with bids reaching up to three times the reserve price in various instances. For instance, a 75 sq m residential plot in Sector 5, originally valued at Rs 28 lakh, sold for an impressive Rs 1.5 crore. According to LDA vice chairperson Prathamesh Kumar, a land audit and drone survey exposed properties under illegal occupation, leading to their clearance and subsequent public bidding. In Gomtinagar Extension’s Sectors 5 and 6, 95 residential and seven commercial plots attracted bids, with 88 of them selling…