LUCKNOW, July 12 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) will launch its ambitious Naimish Nagar and Varun Vihar housing schemes before the end of July after postponing the proposed June rollout. The authority has completed all preparatory work and is now awaiting the chief minister's schedule for the formal launch.

LDA vice chairman Prathamesh Kumar said the groundwork for both schemes has been completed and the authority expects the launch before the end of this month. "All preparations have been completed and we are now waiting for the chief minister's schedule," he said.

The launch will mark one of the LDA's biggest residential offerings in recent years, with 3,105 residential plots to be made available in the first phase across ...