LUCKNOW, Oct. 22 -- As many as 662 revenue villages are proposed to be brought under the Lucknow Development Authority's (LDA) jurisdiction as the authority seeks to expand planned development beyond its existing limits of 1,082 square kilometres and bring additional rural and urban areas under its regulatory ambit. The LDA has sent a revised proposal to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking approval to expand its jurisdiction across the remaining urban and rural areas of Lucknow district, excluding the Lucknow Industrial Development Authority (LIDA) and cantonment areas. The move aims to check unplanned growth, improve infrastructure and bring unauthorised colonies under a planned development framework. LDA vice-chairman Prathamesh Kumar said the authority would take up development and regularisation work in the newly included areas after the government approves the proposal and issues the necessary notifications. "We have sent the proposal to the state government seeking approval. Once the approval is granted, regularisation and development works in the newly added areas will also become part of the LDA's responsibilities," Kumar said. It also seeks to include 10 nagar panchayats: Mahona, Itaunja, Malihabad, Nagaram, Amethi, Kakori, Bakshi Ka Talab, Mohanlalganj, Banthra and Gosainganj. The proposal seeks to bring the remaining urban and rural areas within Lucknow district under the LDA's jurisdiction while retaining the specified exclusions. The proposed expansion would extend the authority's planning oversight beyond the existing notified development area. The LDA board approved the revised proposal at its 181st meeting on July 5, 2024. The authority sent it to the state government on July 10, 2024. The government subsequently asked the LDA to provide a revised proposal addressing 11 points in its prescribed checklist. The authority submitted the required details on October 3, 2024. In March 2025, the government sought the authority's comments on observations from the urban development and panchayati raj departments....