LDA Board Approves Land Acquisition for Wellness City on Sultanpur Road

What was decided

The Lucknow Development Authority took a significant step forward in the city's urban development with the approval for land acquisition for four ambitious housing projects, confirmed during a high-level meeting chaired by LDA Chairperson and Divisional Commissioner Roshan Jacob. The board approved the LDA's plan to acquire land for Wellness City, IT City, Educational City, and Prabandhnagar, projects that encompass medical facilities, hi-tech parks, and more.

Wellness City on Sultanpur Road will feature medical facilities, while IT City will host a hi-tech park and industrial zones. Wellness City is envisioned as a premier hub for healthcare and wellness, integrating advanced medical facilities with recreational and spiritual amenities, and will feature super-specialty hospitals, medical colleges, diagnostic centers, plus Vipassana and meditation centers.

Operative details: area and land-use breakdown

Reported scheme area for Wellness City has varied across LDA statements and press coverage over time. Early coverage of the July 2024 approval cited a smaller footprint, while later, more detailed LDA layout disclosures cite a larger figure:

• Initial reporting placed Wellness City on 1,199 acres on Sultanpur Road, valued at a Rs 1,441-crore project.
• Later LDA-sourced guides describe Wellness City as a ₹1,441 crore township spread across 1,474 acres (≈2,377 bigha).

The detailed land-use plan released by LDA breaks the site into functional zones:

• About 2,000 plots will be developed in about 77 acres, while flats — group housing — will be built in 362.4 acres, numbering more than 10,000.
• Hospitals will be built on 150 acres, with this entire healthcare cluster giving the colony its name, Wellness City.
• 57.10 acres of land has been reserved for commercial use — 5% of the total — for shopping malls, markets and shopping complexes.
• Power houses, tube wells, public toilets and petrol pumps will be developed on 45.44 acres (3.79% of the land) for community utility, and 48.95 acres (4.08%) is reserved for a service area.
• Road construction will take place across 253.67 acres, with wide roads planned to address congestion complaints seen in older LDA colonies.
• Parks and green belts will cover 200.53 acres of the township.

The project is designed with a focus on sustainability, dedicating 17% of the area to greenery, including sprawling parks covering 204 acres. A later plan added a dedicated 150-acre dedicated hospital zone, described as the country's second-largest planned medical-tourism enclave after Medanta Gurgaon.

Villages, compensation and land pooling

Wellness City is to be developed on about 1,474 acres of land in the villages of Bakkas, Charahiya, Chairasi, Malukpur, Dularmau and Noorpur Behta on Sultanpur National Highway. These six villages sit along Sultanpur National Highway in the Mohanlalganj tehsil of Lucknow district.

Land pooling and acquisition processes had already commenced for the Wellness City and IT City projects, with compensation rates established and negotiations with farmers underway. LDA Vice-President Prathamesh Kumar said the land acquisition process was nearing completion, with farmers receiving compensation double the urban circle rate, along with developed plots.

Financing and shared infrastructure tender

The LDA also issued a tender worth Rs 225 crore for the internal infrastructure development of these projects, covering roads, sewage systems, water supply, electrification and drainage, aimed at ensuring effective and timely execution of foundational infrastructure. This tender covers the four schemes collectively rather than Wellness City alone.

Beyond the infrastructure tender, state-level budget support has also been directed at the corridor: the state government released ₹1,600 crore for further land acquisition and development across IT City, Wellness City, Naimish Nagar and Varun Vihar.

Practical effect and status

The July 2024 approval set land acquisition in motion but did not itself launch plot sales. The acquisition process was described as "nearing completion" by LDA in late 2024.

By early-to-mid 2026, execution had visibly advanced: LDA established field offices at Bakkas and Mastemau to facilitate physical possession and demarcation for allottees, and internal 45-metre and 30-metre road marking has commenced. However, official LDA plot pricing for Wellness City had not yet been publicly announced, though LDA sources indicated estimated plot prices expected to range between ₹4,000 and ₹4,200 per square foot — a launch price estimate, not a confirmed official rate. A Wellness City ballot (lottery) was expected in 2026, with the exact date still to be announced as of that reporting.

For comparison, the adjacent IT City scheme — approved under the same July 2024 board decision — reached execution faster: LDA IT City spans 1,696 acres and allotted its Phase 1 lottery in March 2026, covering 549 plots. Wellness City's timeline is running behind that benchmark as of mid-2026.