PMAY houses on land freed from Atiq Ahmed to be allotted today

PRAYAGRAJ: Now that construction work for houses being built by the Prayagraj Development Authority (PDA) on land freed from mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmed has been completed, PDA would be conducting the lottery for allotment of 76 houses built and to be allotted under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY).
Earlier, after detailed scrutiny by district urban development agency (DUDA), it was found that 85% of the applicants did not fit the criteria.
As per the list, sent to Prayagraj Development Authority by district urban development agency, out of 6030 applicants, only 903 applications were found eligible and as per norms they would be considered for lottery against 76 houses being constructed in two multi-storeyed towers.
PDA has built 2 blocks on 1,731 square m land
We had asked DUDA to scrutinise again the applications and found 1,595 applicants eligible, and they will be participating in the lottery that will be conducted on June 9 at PDA office", said Vice Chairman PDA, Arvind Kumar Chauhan.
DUDA was entrusted with the responsibility of completing the verification of those who had applied for the 76 flats being constructed under PMAY on the land freed from the possession of Atiq in Lukarganj. PDA has constructed two blocks on land measuring 1,731 square metres and these would be ground plus three-storey buildings. Block A and B would have 36 and 40 houses, respectively.
The foundation stone of the ambitious project, which hogged the limelight during 2022 assembly elections, was laid by CM Yogi Adityanath in December 2021. The houses are being constructed on land located under Allahabad West assembly seat.