Lucknow, Nov. 4 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will on Wednesday hand over keys to 72 EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) flats constructed on land recovered from mafia leader late Mukhtar Ansari's illegal possession in Lucknow's upscale Dalibagh area.
The keys will be distributed to beneficiaries at a ceremony organized at Ekta Van, opposite the DGP's residence.
Built under the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Housing Scheme, the flats are priced at Rs10.70 lakh each. The lottery process for allotment was completed on Tuesday.
According to Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) Vice-Chairman Prathamesh Kumar, the project is a result of CM Yogi's zero-tolerance policy against the mafia, under which illegal land was freed across the ...