LUCKNOW, April 5 -- After two decades, Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will be developing a full-scale residential township in the state capital.

The new township, under the Anant Nagar scheme on Mohaan Road, will be built on 785 acres at an estimated cost of Rs.6,500 crore and feature a grid-based layout inspired by city-planning models of Chandigarh and Panchkula.

The authority has launched the first phase with 334 residential plots in Sector-6 (Adarsh Khand), priced at an estimated Rs.41,000 per square metre.

LDA vice-chairman Prathamesh Kumar said the township will be developed with a modern urban vision. "The layout is based on the Le Corbusier-style grid plan, ensuring organised road networks, residential and commercial integ...