LDA Board Expands Naimish Nagar Scheme to 18 Villages

What the board decided

In another key move, the LDA has also cleared the proposal to expand the Naimish Nagar Residential Scheme, planned across approximately 2,504 acres on Sitapur–Raitha Road in BKT. The development will now include four additional villages — Paschim Gaon, Dhobaila, Umrabhari, and Duggaur, bringing the total to 18 villages. The LDA board has approved land acquisition in all relevant villages to scale up the project.

This expansion decision was reported alongside a separate, larger board item — the LDA's plan to build an Aerocity on Sainik School land near the airport — as part of the same sitting. In its board meeting held on Wednesday, 62 proposals were discussed, many of which are considered pivotal for Lucknow's future growth.

Background: the base scheme approved earlier

The expansion built on an earlier board approval for the core Naimish Nagar scheme. The proposals for both projects were approved in the LDA board meeting held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner Dr. Roshan Jacob. The Naimish Nagar project, spanning 1,084 hectares in 14 villages, will involve a land acquisition cost of about Rs 4,785 crore. In both cases, land will be purchased directly from farmers through mutual agreement.

The four newly added villages therefore sit on top of an already-approved 14-village, 1,084-hectare footprint, expanding the scheme's reach without changing the underlying land-purchase method.

The village list

Villages already identified (base scheme): Bhauli, Lakshmipur, Purab Gaon, Purva, Sairpur, Farrukhabad, Kodri Bhauli, Kamalabad, Kamalapur, Palhari, Gopramou, Barumou, Dhatingra, and Saidapur.

Villages added by the 7 August 2025 decision: Paschim Gaon, Dhobaila, Umrabhari, and Duggaur, bringing the total to 18 villages.

Area, cost and population figures — and a discrepancy to note

Different official releases have quoted different figures for the same scheme at different points in time, which readers should treat as evolving rather than final:

• The 7 August 2025 expansion decision itself cites the scheme as planned across approximately 2,504 acres on Sitapur–Raitha Road in BKT, expecting to house over two lakh people, along with integrated spaces for industry, healthcare, education, and logistics.
• The LDA's own project page, describing the same 18-village configuration, instead states approximately 1486.689 hectares of land across 18 villages in B.K.T. Tehsil has been identified for the Naimish Nagar Yojna, and separately that the proposed Naimish Nagar Yojna on Sitapur Road, spread over an area of 3681.6872 acres, will develop into a model of development, giving a new identity to the northern part of Lucknow. That page puts the acquisition cost at approximately ₹4,785 crore, which has been approved by the Authority Board, and the target population at approximately 3 lakh people.

In short: the August 2025 board decision itself refers to ~2,504 acres and 2 lakh+ people, while LDA's subsequent official project description for the finalised 18-village scheme cites a larger ~3,681-acre / ~1,487-hectare footprint and a ~3 lakh population target. New Cities India presents both as reported, dated to their respective sources, rather than reconciling them into one number.

Regulatory step: Air Force NOC

Because part of the scheme sits close to a defence installation, LDA has had to seek clearance from the Indian Air Force. The proposed project spans 2,504 acres along the Sitapur–Raitha Road and is situated near the IAF station in BKT. LDA Secretary Vivek Srivastava confirmed that the authority has formally requested permission from the IAF to proceed with the project. The construction of houses near Air Force stations is subject to strict regulations to ensure the safety of aircraft operations and personnel, with general prohibitions on building structures within 100 meters of an Air Force station's boundary wall. As of the reports reviewed (June–August 2025), this NOC process was still a precondition for finalising the layout, not a completed clearance.

Practical effect on the ground

Following the board approvals, LDA moved from paper approval to initial site work. The project, which will eventually house nearly 300,000 people, started with the establishment of a site office in Purwa village, Bakshi Ka Talab tehsil. The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) is acquiring approximately 1084 hectares of land across 18 villages for the project, with an estimated budget of Rs 4,785 crore.

Land is being bought directly, not pooled: Under the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), land acquisition will soon begin on a consent basis, with ongoing communication between officials and farmers. Around 1,084 hectares from 18 villages in BKT tehsil have been earmarked for the project, including Bhauli, Lakshmipur, Purab Gaon, Purva, Sairpur, Farrukhabad, Kodri Bhauli, Kamalabad, Kamalapur, Palhari, Gopramou, Barumou, Dhatingra, Saidapur, Paschim Gaon, Dhobaila, Umrabhari, and Duggaur.

Beyond housing plots, LDA has signalled village-level infrastructure upgrades: proposed improvements cover roads, drainage systems, playgrounds, marriage halls, health centers, ponds, graveyards, schools, parks, and crematoriums.

No public plot lottery, RERA registration, or official price list had been announced as of this record; third-party property sites report expected timelines for these steps but they are not confirmed LDA notifications and are omitted here pending official confirmation.