LUCKNOW, Oct. 16 -- The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) on Thursday approved proposals to expand its industrial land bank in Hardoi, Chitrakoot and Mirzapur, develop a pharma park in Lalitpur under the public-private partnership (PPP) model and acquire land for a BPCL LPG bottling plant and bulk terminal in Kanpur Nagar. The decisions were taken at the authority's 52nd board meeting chaired by additional chief secretary (infrastructure) Alok Kumar. The board approved additional expenditure related to land purchases in Sandila tehsil of Hardoi and Mau tehsil of Chitrakoot, along with land acquisition proposals in Hardoi and Mirzapur to meet future industrial requirements. It also approved a land exchange proposal for the Lalitpur pharma park, directing that it be referred to the next committee for further consideration. Other decisions included revised development plans for Trans Ganga City in Unnao, retaining its green area, and new Model Building Regulations-2026 for industrial authorities. The minimum qualifying score for allotment of plots above 500 square metres was reduced from 60 to 50....