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Varanasi to be developed as tourism hub, says Yogi Adityanath

Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be developed as a model of tourism and development, Chief Minister YogiAdityanath announced on Monday.
Varanasi to be developed as tourism hub, says Yogi Adityanath
CM Yogi Adityanath holding a meeting with officials on Monday
LUCKNOW: Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be developed as a model of tourism and development, chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Monday.
The CM said that while several development projects have been taken up in Varanasi over the past three years, special interest of the PM and coordinated efforts by the Centre and state “have helped in unprecedented infrastructure development in Varanasi”.

During a review of development works of Varanasi division on Monday, the Chief Minister pulled up officials over the delay in work due to an SIT probe into corruption complaints against 55 construction projects in Ghazipur, 11 in Jaunpur, eight in Chandauli and seven in Varanasi.
“In case of corruption, recovery will be done from the guilty person. Work on any project should not suffer under any circumstances, and especially not charges of corruption,” he said. The CM reviewed development works taking place in Varanasi, Chandauli, Jaunpur and Ghazipur.
There are 28 on-going projects in the division worth over Rs 50 crore each, out of which 24 in Varanasi, two in Jaunpur and one each in Chandauli and Ghazipur. The total cost of these projects is Rs 8,409 crore.
The CM said that major development works in Varanasi were in the tourism sector, including heritage signages, revitalisation of ghats, facade improvement of 84 ghats, cultural upliftment of Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the ghats, tourism facilities at Dashashwamedh Ghat and development of market complex.
The CM has directed officials to expedite the construction work of medical colleges in Ghazipur and Jaunpur and to start the construction of the Chandauli Medical College at the earliest.
He also said that sewer projects under AMRUT scheme should be fast tracked in Varanasi, Jaunpur and Ghazipur. Other work being taken up under AMRUT scheme includes the construction and beautification of parks.
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