LUCKNOW, Jan. 6 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has accelerated development work at its IT City project on Sultanpur Road and is likely to begin allotting plots by the end of January for landowners who contributed land under the land pooling scheme, LDA vice chairman Prathamesh Kumar said on Monday. "Landowners who opted for land pooling would be given priority in the allotment process, after which the scheme would open for the general public, likely in March this year," he said. Plots will be offered only in sectors where land acquisition has been completed and basic development work has started. The authority has prepared eight sectors of the project for the first phase. According to official data, over 70% of land has been secured in these eight sectors out of a total of around 31 sectors.htc...