Gorakhpur, Nov 28 (Representative) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that when a triple engine government is at work at the centre, the state and the local level development takes place at the speed of a bullet train while referring to Gorakhpur. Laying foundation stone of four major development projects related to flyover, four lane road, drainage and sewerage worth Rs 1,822 crore at an event held at Veer Bahadur Singh Sports College in Gorakhpur, Yogi said, “The city is witnessing rapid development because of the presence of all the nine MLAs, District Panchayat President and Mayor in the district are from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).” He said, “We all have to ensure that this pace of development does not stop. There is no dearth of funds for development works. It is also the responsibility of the citizens to join the process of development, preserve the works done and take forward what is happening in a time bound manner. There is no alternative to development. It is only through development that changes come in the lives of the citizens, employment is created.”
He directed the officers of the executing agencies to complete all the projects in a time-bound manner while ensuring standard and quality. CM Yogi said that Gorakhpur, which earlier was infamous for mafia, anarchy and disorder, has emerged as a model of development in recent times. “Before 2017, the health system here was in ruins. Today AIIMS is here and super specialty services are available in BRD Medical College. In place of the closed fertiliser factory in 1990, there is a new factory producing fertilisers at the rate of 105 percent. This factory is proving to be a panacea for the farmers of the district.” Yogi said that a Sainik School is soon coming up on the premises of the fertiliser factory itself, which will start operating from the next academic session. “Every road in Gorakhpur is four-lane while the Gorakhpur-Lucknow road is going to be six-lane. The distance between Gorakhpur and Varanasi has been reduced to two and a half to three hours owing to the four-lane,” he said. He said, “The connectivity of roads is also solving the problem of traffic jam. Besides, excellent air connectivity is also available in Gorakhpur. There are 14 flight services from here to major cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The government is providing funds for the new airport here.”
The CM said, “All the religious places including the Gurudwara of Mansarovar, Surya Kund, Mukteshwar Nath, Jata Shankar and Mohaddipur have become visible. Ramgarh Tal, which was a stronghold of crime till eight-ten years ago, has developed into the most beautiful place. Films are being shot here now. Four universities are functional in Gorakhpur.” Yogi said that apart from AIIMS and Medical College, a large number of hospitals and services of thousands of private doctors are available here. “Gorakhpur has become the hub of education and medicine. Investment is coming to Gorakhpur and local youths are getting jobs and employment here. People from all over the country are also coming here for jobs and employment,” he said. Appreciating the cooperation of the citizens of Gorakhpur, the CM said that the citizens here have never obstructed the development works. “Whenever the issue of widening of roads arose, people agreed to give part of their houses, establishments,” he said.
Yogi said that the Goddhoiya drainage project will not only remove encroachments, but also solve the problem of sewerage and waterlogging for a population of about two lakhs in 17 wards. “The project includes proposals for works on a 19.5 km intercepting sewer line, 38 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), 61 MLD MPS (Molecular Property Spectrometry), 19.5 km RCC drain construction and 22 bridges and culverts,” he said. He said that water-borne diseases like acute encephalitis would also be overcome by solving the problem of water-logging and sewerage. Referring to the Gorakhpur Sewerage Scheme Zone C Part-2, the CM said that under this sewerage network will be prepared for 21 wards including Jungle Benimadhav, Old Gorakhpur, Kalyanpur, Civil Lines, Ramjanki Nagar, Chaksa Hussain, Janpriya Vihar, Suryakund. Sewer connections will be made available to 44,000 houses by laying a 188 km sewer line.