Dehradun, Sept. 15 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

DEHRADUN, 12 Sep: Principal Secretary (Planning) R Meenakshi Sundaram on Saturday dismissed the allegations being raised by some political parties (Congress) and some sections of the media regarding the alleged sale or allotment of 7,000 bighas of government land to the UttarakhandInfrastructure Investment Development Board (UIIDB). Speaking informally to some media persons here on Satruday, Sundaram asserted that this claim is totally imaginary.

Sundaram said UIIDB has neither received 7,000 bighas of land nor is it making any effort to acquire such a huge tract. He said the board had been created to facilitate capital investment and provide land to investors through a simplified process.

He s...