Lucknow, 7 June (HS): Committed to
converting Uttar Pradesh into Uttam Pradesh, the Yogi government is focusing on
creating large-scale government infrastructure to meet future demands. As part
of this goal, the state is pressing for the prompt completion of 95 significant
construction projects distributed over 20 critical departments, in accordance
with direct directives from the CM office.
Officials here on Saturday stated the Public Works Department (PWD) has
established a thorough roadmap to carry out this effort. According to the proposal, the Building Cell
would oversee the development of these projects, which are anticipated to cost
Rs 18,767 crore. The projects comprise a
variety of residential and non-residential infrastructure, such as administrative
offices and departmental buildings.
According to the execution plan, the Home Department would lead with 35
projects totaling Rs 6,550 crore.
In addition, major infrastructure
construction is taking place for the Medical Education, Prison, and Higher
Education sectors.
The progress on these initiatives
is proceeding quickly. Of the 95
projects, 26 are already 76% to 99% complete, with 10 projects moving steadily
toward 51% to 75% completion. Meanwhile,
five projects are presently 26% to 50% complete, four of which are connected to
the Prison Department. Notably, 17 projects
have already been finished within record time. The Medical Education Department has the
second most projects to be completed under the EPC (Engineering, Procurement,
and Construction) model. The total cost
of these projects will be Rs 5,357 crore. The Higher Education Department has
six building projects finished at a cost of Rs 773 crore, while the Prison
Department has seven projects that will cost Rs 1,334 crore to complete.
Similarly, the Law Department will
finish three projects worth Rs 1,227 crore.
The goal is to finish three projects for the Medical Health and Family
Welfare Department at a cost of Rs 312 crore.
At the same time, three building projects for the Micro, Small, and
Medium Enterprises Department would be completed for a total of Rs 324 crore. According
to the action plan, two works for the Minority Welfare Department will cost Rs
229 crores, two works for the Revenue and Disaster Department will cost Rs 350
crores, two works for the Labor Department will cost Rs 149 crores, and two
construction works for the Rajya Sampatti Vibhag will cost Rs 182 crores.
In addition, one project was
proposed for several departments, including Rs 267 crore for AYUSH Department,
Rs 153 crore for Secondary Education Department, Rs 388 crore for Sports
Department, Rs 103 crore for Civil Aviation Department, Rs 95 crore for
Appointments and Personnel Department, Rs 187 crore for Finance Department, Rs
277 crore for Animal Husbandry Department, Rs 434 crore for Agriculture
Education and Research Department, and Rs 65 crore for Reli.
Notably, nine of the 21 projects given to the
Medical Education Department have been finished, six are going between 76% and
99%, and one is between 50% and 75% complete.
Similarly, for the Home Department, two out of 35 projects have been
finished, with 12 projects proceeding between 76% and 99%..
Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi