LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath had a word of praise for the role played by elective representatives of Bahraich and Shravasti in implementing various projects of the Centre and state government. He attributed their concerted efforts to the success of flagship schemes in the twin aspirational districts.
Yogi was speaking at the virtual inauguration and foundation-laying ceremonies of 231 development projects of Rs 611 crores in Bahraich and Shravasti districts on Sunday. This included 144 projects of Rs 221 crore in Bahraich and 87 projects of over Rs 390 crore in Shravasti.
The CM was scheduled to reach the two districts in the afternoon, but had to return after his chopper failed to touchdown due to inclement weather.
Invoking Maharaja Suheldev who defeated and killed the Ghaznavid general Ghazi Miyan at Bahraich in 1034, the chief minister reiterated that a grand memorial in his name of 11th century king in Bahraich was being constructed on a war footing to catapult the district into a new tourist hub in coming days.
The project, which was kicked off in February, is being seen as BJP’s aggressive outreach to consolidate Rajbhar community, which has a sizable presence in east UP. This also gains significance with the saffron outfit countering an aggressive SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, who has been threatening to sabotage the BJP’s prospects in assembly elections.
The CM said, a medical college in the name of Maharaja Suhelldev, which got started two years ago, has provided relief to people during the pandemic.
Yogi said, he wanted to establish a dialogue with party workers and people while dedicating the projects. Under PMAY scheme, Bahraich got more than 1,36,000 housing units in rural areas and over 8,400 units have been allotted in urban areas.
Likewise, over 4lakh toilets have been constructed in the district. Yogi also announced the state government was planning to set up a medical college in Shravasti on a PPP model.
