Gorakhpur,

24 July (HS): In a meeting with public representatives (MPs-MLAs) and

senior officials, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday inquired about the

upcoming projects/proposals for all the assembly constituencies of Gorakhpur

and Basti divisions. On this occasion, he discussed with the public

representatives from both the divisions about the road requirements of their

area assembly wise. He also said that to solve the problems of the area and in

accordance with the regional public aspirations, proposals for new road

projects should be made available to the government. These proposals will be

acted upon promptly on priority basis.

In the meeting held in the Annexe Bhawan

Auditorium, the Chief Minister first saw the digital presentation of the

upcoming road construction projects and proposals in all the assembly

constituencies of Gorakhpur-Basti division. Senior officers of the Public Works

Department informed about the upcoming proposals. After knowing the status of

future road projects in every assembly constituency, the Chief Minister

discussed with the public representatives the action plan for the future

requirement of roads in their area and gave instructions to the officers of the

Public Works Department accordingly.

In the meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

said that the government has done remarkable work in the direction of

interstate connectivity and four-lane connectivity. Gorakhpur-Basti division is

also getting the benefit of this. Emphasizing on continuously strengthening

road connectivity, he said that the Public Works Department should take

seriously the proposals received from the public representatives regarding

roads. The priority of all the proposals received should be determined with the

consent of the public representatives. The roads which are given priority by

the public representatives, their estimate should be made first and the

construction work should start after laying the foundation stone. After this,

other roads should also be built phase-wise. Those roads should be given

priority first, which will benefit a large population. He said that the roads

of urban areas should be developed by including them in the CM Grid Scheme.

During this, the CM gave instructions to complete the road construction

projects within the stipulated time frame and not to compromise on quality. He

said that the public representatives should keep monitoring the construction

work of the roads in their respective areas so that ensuring quality work

continues to be done rapidly. Questions should not be raised on quality.

During the meeting, some public representatives

raised the issue of some roads getting damaged during floods. On this, the

Chief Minister told the officers of the Public Works Department to prepare a

special action plan for strengthening the roads in flood affected areas. He

also instructed to use disaster relief funds for this if needed. Senior

officials of the Tourism Department present in the meeting also gave

information about the tourism development work being done at religious places

at the assembly constituency level. On this, the Chief Minister said that the

Public Works Department should work promptly to connect all the temples and

religious places where tourism development has taken place and is taking place,

to the main roads. If any public representative gives a proposal for this, then

its estimate should be prepared quickly and the work should be started.

In the meeting, the Chief Minister said that

Gorakhpur and Basti divisions are moving ahead with a new identity of development.

He said that development is a continuous process and public representatives are

brand ambassadors of development in their respective areas. It is the

responsibility of the public representatives to stay among the people and

discuss development works, know their aspirations regarding development and

provide proposals to the government accordingly. CM Yogi said that the

convenience, security and prosperity of the people are at the core of the

government's policies, so public representatives should keep inspecting the

development projects being run in their area. These schemes are helpful in

building the image of local public representatives. If there is any obstacle in

any development work, the public representatives should get it removed in

consultation with the officials.

Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, State

Minister Vijayalakshmi Gautam, Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan Shukla, Mayor Dr.

Manglesh Shrivastava along with peoples’ representatives from Gorakhpur and

Basti division, Principal Secretary PWD Ajay Chauhan, Principal Secretary

Tourism Mukesh Meshram, Head of Department PWD Ashok Dwivedi were present in

the meeting.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi