LUCKNOW, Sept. 1 -- The Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board will invest nearly Rs.2,500 crore to develop an upcoming township spread over 600 acres in Prayagraj's Phaphamau.

Along with this housing scheme, which aims to accommodate nearly two lakh people, the board, also known as Awas Vikas Parishad, is planning another township on 1,800 acres in Prayagraj.

Board secretary Neeraj Shukla confirmed that the land acquisition process for the Phaphamau project had already begun. "We have issued notices to farmers, and they will receive four times the circle rate as compensation. While the Phaphamau township will be our priority, another scheme is also under consideration as we continue to identify and finalise suitable land," he said...