LUCKNOW, June 30 -- Representatives of defence minister and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh on Tuesday urged the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) to expedite preparation of the long-term master plan for the State Capital Region (SCR) and ensure relief measures for property owners under the revised building by-laws.

According to a press statement, Rajnath Singh's representatives, MLC Mukesh Sharma and Divakar Tripathi, met the LDA vice-chairman and discussed the formulation of the SCR's long-term development plan along with implementation of guidelines to extend compounding and regularisation benefits to buildings constructed in accordance with the new building regulations.

The representatives highlighted that the Uttar Pradesh government ha...