LUCKNOW, June 6 -- The sale and purchase of land in Phase 1 of the Lucknow Development Authority's (LDA) proposed IT City and Wellness City projects on Sultanpur Road have been officially prohibited following gazette notification by the state government. The move is aimed at curbing land speculation and ensuring that benefits under the authority's land pooling scheme are available only to original landowners, senior officials said.

A senior LDA official said the two schemes have entered the Section 11 stage. Landowners can file objections within 60 days of the gazette notification, following which the district magistrate will hear and decide on them.

Officials said the government has notified the project areas under Section 11 of the la...