Varanasi,

04 Jan (HS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, during his two-day

visit to Varanasi, spoke openly with reporters after inspecting the Town Hall

night shelter late Saturday evening. He stated that sufficient funds have been

provided to each district in the state for the distribution of woolen clothing.

All district administrations have been instructed to distribute woolen clothing

to the needy on a war footing during the severe cold wave. He stated that under

the leadership and guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, projects worth

over Rs. 53,000 cr have been approved for Kashi in the last 11 years. More than

two-thirds of these projects have been completed, with the remaining projects

in progress.

The

Chief Minister stated that he was once again fortunate to visit the Kaal

Bhairav ​​and Baba Vishwanath temples in the eternal Kashi on Saturday. During

his visit to Varanasi, he also reviewed and inspected development projects

there.

People

are getting shelter in more than 28 night shelters built in Kashi: The Chief

Minister told the journalists that at the level of Varanasi Municipal

Corporation also, arrangements for permanent night shelters have been made. “More

than 28 such night shelters have been built in Kashi city, through which

thousands of citizens, destitute and people living on the footpath are getting

shelter. Adequate funds have been made available to each district for

distribution of woolen clothes. The administration has been asked to distribute

woolen clothes to the needy on war footing in this severe cold wave. I also got

the opportunity to join in the distribution of blankets done by the Municipal

Corporation and the District Administration,” he said.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi