India, Nov. 14 -- PRAYAGRAJ

Land acquired and already developed by the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) has been illegally bought and sold in Prayagraj because the authority's ownership has still not been updated in official revenue records (khatouni). Despite completing land acquisition, transferring possession, and finalising compensation awards, missing entries at the tehsil level have allowed unauthorised individuals to exploit the loophole and trade the properties.

Around 14 such cases involving land acquired by PDA in four district tehsils have been reported so far. To curb the illicit transactions, PDA secretary Vineet Kumar Singh has sent a formal reminder to the sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) of the four tehsils including...