LUCKNOW, June 22 -- The Saumitra Vihar Housing Scheme near New Jail Road in Gosainganj, a key project of the Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board (Awas Vikas Parishad), has been delayed once again -- this time by at least another month. The delay stems from the pending allotment of plots to farmers who gave up their land under the board's land pooling policy for the project, officials aware of the development said.

Originally scheduled for launch in January, the scheme has now seen over six months of postponements, with the board now eyeing an August rollout, provided all land transactions are completed on time, they added.

"The first step is to hand over the developed plots to the farmers, as required under the land pooling agre...