The UP Housing and Development Board (UPHDB) has recently revised the land rates of 148 schemes covering Varanasi, Meerut, Lucknow, Kanpur, Moradabad, Agra and Ghaziabad circle.
The new rates will be applicable from July 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010.
The hike in the residential land rates varies from 10 per cent to 25 per cent.
The Majhola scheme under the Moradabad circle has witnessed the maximum hike of 25 per cent, where the rate has been increased from Rs 4,000 sq m to Rs 5,000 sq m.
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