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Lucknow, Dec 14 – The Uttar Pradesh government has prepared a comprehensive action plan to improve civic amenities and bring about a transformation in the lifestyle of the residents of slums and underdeveloped settlements in the state.
Under the Mukhya Mantri Nagariya Alpviksit Evam Malin Basti Vikas Yojana, preparations are underway to complete a total of 229 development projects in various areas of Maharajganj, Aligarh, Lakhimpur Kheri, Basti, Kannauj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Agra, and Barabanki. The construction of various structures, including roads, drains and walls, will take place under these development projects.
An amount of Rs 24.67 crores has been released after getting administrative and financial approval to complete these projects. The construction works will be completed through three types of different projects, out of which an amount of Rs 14.79 crore and Rs 9.48 crore has been allocated as the first instalment for two projects, whereas Rs 40.19 lakh has been released as the second instalment for the third project.
Three major development projects have been given the green signal under the scheme. Under the first project, Rs 14.79 crore has been released as the first instalment against the provisioned amount of Rs 19.71 crore for the completion of works such as the construction of CC roads and drains in Maharajganj, Aligarh, Lakhimpur Kheri, Basti, Kannauj, Varanasi, and Gorakhpur.
This includes Rs 3.03 crores for 19 development works in Aligarh, Rs 98 lakh for 8 development works in Maharajganj, Rs 73.26 lakh for 3 development works in Lakhimpur Kheri, Rs 61 lakh for 3 projects in Basti, Rs 4.55 crores for 34 projects in Varanasi, Rs 80 lakh for 10 projects in Kannauj, and Rs 4.05 crores for the completion of 17 development works in Gorakhpur.
Under the scheme a blueprint has been drawn for the second major development project to complete the development works in underdeveloped and slum settlements across all regions of the state, including Lucknow, Agra and Barabanki.
