LUCKNOW, March 10 -- After days of delay, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Monday conducted the lottery draw to allot developed residential plots to farmers and landowners who contributed land under the land pooling policy for the IT City scheme. The authority organised the draw at the Mars Auditorium Hall of Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, where applicants themselves drew slips to determine the allotment of plots. The IT City scheme is being developed over 3,490 acres along Sultanpur Road. Officials said the allotment was carried out for those farmers and landowners who had signed agreements with the authority under the land pooling policy by January 31, 2026. According to LDA vice chairperson Prathamesh Kumar, the authority allotted residential plots in six size categories through the lottery draw. These included 251 plots of 288 square metres, 28 plots of 200 square metres, 26 plots of 162 square metres, 51 plots of 128 square metres, 93 plots of 72 square metres and 100 plots of 35 square metres. The plots allotted under the scheme are located in sectors 15, 16, 17, 18 and 30 of the IT City project. LDA additional secretary Gyanendra Verma said around 350 landowners pooled nearly 550 acres of land under the land pooling policy. The land parcels belong to villages including Parehta, Pahadnagar Tikaria, Mohari Khurd, Moharikala, Rakibabad, Sikandarpur Amolia, Siddhpura and Sonai Kanjhera in Mohanlalganj tehsil. To ensure transparency, the authority conducted the draw in an open hall and allowed applicants to pick the lottery slips themselves. LDA also live streamed the entire process on its YouTube channel, enabling other applicants to watch the proceedings in real time.htc...