LUCKNOW, Oct. 27 -- Buying a plot in Lucknow's upcoming Wellness City could cost nearly twice as much as in some of the Lucknow Development Authority's (LDA) existing housing schemes, with the authority proposing rates of over Rs.5,500 per square foot for the 485-hectare project.

Planned as a specialised healthcare and wellness destination between Sultanpur Road and Kisan Path, the scheme is expected to be priced above the LDA's upcoming IT City, where plots are likely to cost around Rs.4,000 per square foot. The authority plans to launch both schemes together.

LDA secretary Sushil Pratap Singh told Hindustan Times that the expected rates for Wellness City reflected its location near the Green Corridor and the expenditure involved in de...