Lucknow: A silver lining is now visible in the launch of Lucknow Development Authority’s Mohan Road Yojna (Edu City). The committee formed by the Authority’s Vice President Prathamesh Kumar set up a camp in village Pyarepur and started making contracts with the farmers on the basis of consent. In the last three few days, 15 farmers signed the contract and handed over the possession of the land to the Authority. With this, more than 12 hectares of land has been acquired.
Lucknow Development Authority’s Vice President Prathamesh Kumar said that a total of 785 acres of land of Kakori’s village Pyarepur and Kaliakheda was acquired earlier for the Mohan Road Yojna. In this, the farmers of Pyarepur got less compensation than Kaliakheda, due to which the farmers were raising objections.
In the recently held Authority Board meeting, a proposal to increase the rate of compensation for the landowners of village Pyarepur has been passed. On the basis of which now the farmers of village Pyarepur are being given compensation according to the increased rate. He told that the officers and engineers of the Authority are working to build consensus by setting up camps in village Pyarepur and talking to the farmers.
In this sequence, so far 15 farmers have signed the contract and given possession of their land to the Authority. Apart from this, many other farmers have also agreed to sign the contract. Soon, taking physical possession of the acquired land, development work of road, sewer, water supply, electrification and drainage etc. will be started in the scheme. For which a tender of Rs 225 crore has been issued in the first phase.
Vice President Prathamesh Kumar told that Mohan Road Scheme will be developed on the lines of Chandigarh/Panchkula. In this, single plot will be developed in 111.12 acres area, group housing in 159.52 acres, commercial in 39.22 acres, community center in 48.13 acres, roads in 183.24 acres and transit space area in 9.28 acres. In this scheme to be developed as an education city, 73.95 acres of land will be reserved for educational institutions, while 159.85 acres of land will be green belt.
This scheme to be developed on grid pattern will be divided into eight sectors. There will be provision for solid waste management, sectoral shopping center and vendors in each sector. A central park of 42 acres will be built in the middle of the scheme. Along with this, a reservoir will be developed in an area of about 45,000 square meters. Rotary will be developed at all the major intersections of Mohan Road Scheme, in which free pass will be given to the traffic turning left. A total of 2485 plots ranging from 112.50 sqm to 450 sqm will be created under the scheme.
