LUCKNOW, March 12 -- The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Thursday allotted 312 residential units in the Narmada Apartment scheme through a lottery system, drawing lots among 743 applicants. The authority conducted the draw for 300 (3BHK + study flats) and 12 penthouses amid the presence of applicants and officials, an LDA release on Thursday read.

The draw took place at the Mars Auditorium Hall of Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow. Applicants watched as officials conducted the draw, with several successful applicants celebrating after their names were announced.

CP Tripathi, additional secretary, LDA, said that to maintain transparency, officials allowed applicants themselves to pick the lottery slips during the draw. He added...