Lucknow Expressway in That 24 Districts of the State Carried Out
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Later, the Dehat Kotwali in Balrampur on tried to silence both. However, wash away by the floods. bodies of the couple were recov- Tuesday. Reports said that Sohanlal suddenly picked up a The CM, who dedicated ered from the river. Mayaram (62), a resident of stick and attacked his father. 146 projects to the public and The incident took place in Dulhapur Hanumantnagar, had When Munni Devi tried to save laid the foundation stone of 170 Tadwa hamlet in Azamgarh. two sons — Sohanlal and her husband, Sohanlal attacked projects of Irrigation and Water Reports said that 45-year-old Rammurti. Both are married to her too. They were taken to hos- Resources department through Patiraj Maurya and his 42-year- women who are real sisters. pital but both succumbed on the a virtual programme at his offi- old wife Vidya Devi took their While Sohanlal lives separately way. Police registered a case and cial residence on Wednesday, cow to leave it to their kin’s house with his family, Rammurti lives sent the bodies for autopsy. said the present government is so that they could take care of with his in-laws. On Tuesday Efforts were on to nab Sohanlal, working in a planned manner her. To take a short cut, the cou- afternoon, Rammurti, along who is said to have absconded. to get rid of the problems of ple decided to cross Besi river at floods permanently. Bangaon hamlet but when they “Continuous efforts are were in the middle of the river, being made to ensure that lives they drowned. The bodies were are not lost during floods. It fished out and sent for autopsy. will also increase the irrigation The couple are survived by five potential. It is because of our daughters and a son, Pramod, commitment that the projects mented them after fixing the taken out after dredging and flood relief works. Minister Mahendra Singh said who is settled overseas. that were started in January will accountability,” he said. cleaning of rivers and canals. Villagers of Balrampur, that in 2013, around 15 lakh Meanwhile, three persons be completed by May, before “For the first time in the “The amount received Gorakhpur, Mathura, hectares land was affected by were killed and six others injured the rainy season sets in,” he history of the state, some inno- from this should be deposited Siddharth Nagar, Deoria, floods but because of the gov- in a road mishap on the Agra- said. The chief minister said vative experiments were also in the mining fund and used Kushinagar and other districts ernment’s continuous efforts, Lucknow Expressway in that 24 districts of the state carried out. Dredging and for public interest work. If informed the CM that the only 12,000 hectares of land Kannauj on Wednesday. A truck used to be “very sensitive” in channelisation of rivers was money is needed for any work dredging works, repair of was affected this time. which was trying to speed off terms of flood disaster while 16 done by creating a systematic in the sensitive areas, the embankments, boulder works “The department complet- after running over two employ- districts were in the “sensitive” action plan. Encouraged by department should be are being carried out satisfac- ed 74 projects in 2017-18, 111 ees of UP Expressways Industrial category in 2017. Despite that, the good results, many public informed and the government torily. The CM also asked the projects in 2018-19 and 151 Development Authority and there was no systematic action representatives have imple- will provide all assistance,” he public representatives and projects in 2019-20. The rammed into a bus. The truck plan for the prevention of mented these works in their added. During the programme, locals to monitor the develop- department worked continu- driver died on the spot. The floods, he said. “However, our areas as well,” the CM said. the CM sought feedback from mental works and if there are ously during the Covid-19 pan- truck was coming from government, after assessing Yogi has also directed the local representatives and inter- any anomalies, the depart- demic and as a result, 146 Rajasthan and headed to Bihar. the local needs, prepared a district magistrates to invite acted with locals to collect ments and officials concerned projects have been dedicated to The bus then collided with detailed action plan, imple- tenders for the silt and sand information regarding the should be informed. Jal Shakti the public,” Singh said. a car (Innova) belonging to the % ()*+ If approved, the length of the UPEIDA is implementing the expressway will increase by 150 kms. expressway projects in the state. he Uttar Pradesh government is Presently, the length of the expressway Initially, it will be a six-lane express- Tset to expand India’s biggest Ganga is 596 kms, which is proposed to be way, with the option of expansion to Expressway, linking Meerut with constructed at an estimated cost of Rs eight lanes in future. With Prime Pryagraj. The government is planning 36,402 crore. The expansion propos- Minister Narendra Modi having set to extend the expressway from al aims at linking several cities with his goal to make Varanasi an export Prayagraj to Varanasi and from the expressway, including Meerut, hub and in view of the emphasis on Meerut to Haridwar. Chief Minister Hapur, Bulandshahr, Amroha, road infrastructure in the Union Yogi Adityanath has already directed Sambhal, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, budget, the CM has come with the the UP Expressway Industrial Unnao, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh and expansion plan for Ganga Expressway, Development Authority (UPEIDA) to Prayagraj. With the extension of the which would enhance eastern UP’s prepare a detailed proposal for the expressway from Prayagraj to connectivity with New Delhi as well extended project. In view of the Varanasi, several places in eastern UP as with other parts of the country. Central government’s plan to expand will get connected through it, includ- The Yogi government also plans highways and expressways as envis- ing Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, to extend Purvanchal Expressway up aged in the Union budget, Yogi direct- Sonbhadra and Chandauli, which to Ballia and has directed UPEIDA to ed senior officials to start preparing will pave way for development of prepare a detailed proposal for the the proposal. industries and tourism in the state. same. ""!00!'0/!/%%1 Lucknow (PNS): Prime Minister freedom struggle,” the chief minister high schools of Gorakhpur division Narendra Modi will virtually inaugu- said. will be taken to a tour of the Chauri rate the Chauri Chaura centenary cel- The Chauri Chaura uprising Chaura revolt and martyrdom sites. ebrations in Gorakhpur on Thursday. played a decisive role in giving a new The first phase will cover 87 govern- The landmark incident marks the direction to the freedom movement ment schools and 333 aided schools country’s fight for independence. as it became an important reason in Deoria, Maharajganj, Kushinagar The prime minister will also release behind the Revolt of 1857, however, and Gorakhpur. Private schools will a postal stamp dedicated to the it still failed to gain the recognition also be included in the initiative. Chauri Chaura centenary. Chief it deserved by the historians and writ- The incident took place on Minister Yogi Adityanath will also be ers as no literature gave a detailed February 4, 1922, at Chauri Chaura present on the occasion. The cente- record of the incident, he said. in Gorakhpur, when a group of free- nary celebrations and various other “The government has planned a dom fighters set a police station events planned by the government series of events throughout the year ablaze in reaction to the high-hand- will kick off in all 75 districts of the to mark Chauri Chaura centenary. It edness of then British regime. The state on Thursday (February 4) and will be celebrated in a grand way to incident had claimed the lives of 22 continue till February 4 next year. commemorate all the freedom fight- policemen and three freedom fight- “The government has decided to cel- ers. Officials have been asked to make ers.The CM said that the Chauri ebrate the centenary of Chauri detailed history of the incident acces- Chaura centenary celebrations will be Chaura uprising with a view to sen- sible to youth,” he said.. held in all schools across the state sitising the young generation about In the first phase, students of 400 throughout the year from the sacrifices of unsung heroes in the government and government-aided February 4. % ()*+ bins to dump dry and wet waste. Similarly, door-to-door facilities n an attempt to enforce sanitation and have also been provided to collect Imake Uttar Pradesh clean on the lines garbage. The government said that of Singapore, the UP government has organisers of a gathering of more than planned to impose fines on people litter- 100 people are required to get the place ing the roads and spitting from moving cleaned or face hefty fines.