Dehradun, Oct. 11 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 9 Oct: Chakrata MLA Pritam Singh on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, objecting to the decision to allot two plots of land in Dehradun's IT Park to RCC Developer on a 90-year lease. The MLA termed the move against the interests of youth and the IT industry of the state.

In the memorandum, he stated that the primary objective of the IT Park was to create employment opportunities for the state's youth and to promote the information technology and software industry. However, using government land for real estate development, he said, goes completely against that objective.

According to the memorandum, both plots-R-1 (4 acres) and R-2 (1.5 acres)-have ...