Lucknow, March 12 -- The Rapti Residents' Association of Welfare has challenged the Lucknow Development Authority's upcoming 30-floor high-rise project, Narmada Apartments project on various grounds, alleging "arbitrary and illegal land-use conversion".

In a 124-page legal notice to the vice chairman of the LDA through their lawyer Alok Singh, the association pointed out that the projects are being proposed on the green belt and the flood plains of the Gomti.

The proposed project of the development authority is coming up near to the existing Rapti Riverview Apartment, sector-4, Gomti Nagar Extension.

The petitioners have given three days to the LDA to give its reply, after which, the petitioners will approach Lucknow high court.

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