Yogi reviews preparations for Modi's Aug 2visit; reminds of likely rain, suggests tweaks
Yogi Adityanath
on Monday took stock of preparations at the PM's proposed public meeting site in the Banoli area of Kalikadham locality in Sevapuri assembly constituency of Varanasi.
He asked officials to ensure foolproof security and all basic facilities for people attending it, while also suggesting them to keep in mind the possibility of rain, and make necessary changes accordingly.
Proper facilities for drinking water and toilets should be ensured at the venue, the CM said while suggesting a cleanliness campaign to be conducted in the Varuna river, and prohibiting the use of single-use plastic there.
He stated that since the PM's visit is taking place during Shrawan, it is the collective responsibility of all to organise the programme in an orderly and successful manner.
Yogi directed officials to form ward-wise committees to carry out cleanliness drives in the city in view of the PM visit.
Yogi asked police officials to keep equal focus on security arrangements and traffic regulation during the PM's visit. All formalities for the inauguration and foundation laying of projects should be completed, he said.
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Earlier, divisional commissioner S Rajalingam gave a presentation on the administrative preparations made for the PM's visit, including details of projects to be inaugurated and the launch of new projects by laying the foundation.
Commissioner of Police Mohit Agarwal gave details on all the preparations, including security arrangements and crowd management.
Yogi sought details on parking arrangements, the public meeting venue, and safe houses.
UP ministers Anil Rajbhar, Ravindra Jaiswal, Dayashankar Mishra Dayalu, MLCs Hansraj Vishwakarma, Dharmendra Singh, MLAs Awadhesh Singh, Tribhuvan Ram, Saurabh Srivastava, Sunil Patel, Neelkanth Tiwari were present.
Yogi also visited Kaal Bhairav and Kashi Vishwanath temples to offer prayers.
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