Drone survey finds 'missing' properties worth Rs 100 cr in Lucknow

The fact came to the fore during a presentation of the survey at a meeting held at LDA on Wednesday.The survey was conducted on the directions of LDA vice chairman Indramani Tripathi.The survey identified a total of 2,440 properties comprising 1,936 residential and 504 commercials. It included those which were not in the LDA records.Investigations also found two commercial properties spanning 20,000 sqft of land -- one was under illegal occupation and the other had no construction.Tripathi instructed the officials of the engineering and planning section to conduct on-site inspections of all identified properties and submit a comprehensive report.The survey also found that 85 commercial and 234 residential properties had exceeded the allotted area for occupation or construction.The LDA vice-chairman has directed officials to take action against owners.The survey also found vacant land earmarked for 195 residential plots near a water body. The LDA vice-chairman asked officials to prepare a development plan for the area.--IANSamita/dpb

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