Dehradun, Sept. 12 -- Uttarakhand Principal Secretary (Planning) R Meenakshi Sundaram on Saturday rejected allegations that 7,000 bighas of government land had been sold or allotted to the Uttarakhand Infrastructure Investment Development Board (UIIDB), calling the claim "an imaginary thing".

Addressing questions raised by political parties and some independent media reports, Sundaram said, "Recently, some questions were raised by some independent media and some political parties about the programs and projects of UIIDB. This figure is being continuously said that 7000 bigha land, neither UIIDB has got 7000 bigha of land nor is UIIDB making any efforts to get 7000 bigha of land."

Rejecting the allegation of a large-scale land allotment,...