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Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that it is necessary to understand people's expectations and a strong dialogue between the govt and public representatives is important to ensure speed and quality of development works.
"The state govt not only formulates plans but also believes in implementing them on the ground to benefit the public. Strong communication between the administration and public representatives is essential to achieve this goal," the CM said, while meeting public representatives and officials from the departments of public works, tourism, and culture in Devipatan and Ayodhya divisions during a review of ongoing projects.
"Govt is now providing separate financial resources to municipal bodies and focusing on overall development of towns through the CM Grid Scheme," he said.
"Local representatives should be involved in reviewing development plans. The administration will be responsible for informing representatives about plans, incorporating their suggestions, and maintaining transparency in work," Yogi said.
He asked officials to focus on the development of newly urbanised villages within municipal areas, ensuring basic amenities like drinking water, drainage, and roads.
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"District headquarters should be connected with four-lane roads and block headquarters with at least two-lane roads. All departments should identify and address black spots. The govt will increase the width of state roads from 3.5m to 5m," he said.
The CM asked the tourism and culture department officials to identify at least one tourist site in each assembly area for development and beautification. "This will boost local tourism and create new employment opportunities for rural youth," he said.
The CM asked officials to link bridge construction with the Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti Yojana, which would expedite bridge construction and ensure proper use of financial resources. Asking for projects to be prioritised while planning, he said that tendering for projects should be completed immediately, and after the monsoon, groundbreaking ceremonies should be conducted by representatives. He urged representatives to maintain communication with people, provide information on plans, and convey public issues to officials.
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