Lucknow, October 29 (IANS). Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday chaired a high-level review meeting of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Expressway Development Authority (UPEIDA). During this, he gave many directions to the officials regarding road projects. He said that expressways are not just roads but are the backbone of the economy and industrial future of Uttar Pradesh.
He directed the officials to ensure that the construction of Ganga Expressway is completed by December. He stressed that progress should be accelerated to strengthen connectivity between the western and eastern regions of the state.
The Chief Minister also ordered a weekly review of the progress of each project and stressed that no compromise on quality would be tolerated.
The meeting also reviewed the proposed extensions of the Ganga Expressway, including the Meerut-Haridwar, Noida-Jewar and Chitrakoot-Rewa Link Expressways, as well as the proposed Vindhya Expressway and Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway, which will connect Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Chandauli, and Sonbhadra.
Chief Minister Yogi directed that while planning new expressways, complete coordination should be maintained with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) network to prevent overlap and ensure an integrated, coordinated road infrastructure across the state.
The Chief Minister also directed to set up skill development centers at all nodes of the Defense Industrial Corridor in Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Agra, Aligarh and Chitrakoot.
He said that these centers should provide technical training to the local youth and connect them with the defense industry so as to generate employment opportunities and promote regional self-reliance.
The meeting was informed that investment proposals worth about Rs 30,819 crore have been received for the defense corridor, of which 5,039 acres of land has been acquired and many companies have already started operations.
Highlighting the state’s land allotment policy, the Chief Minister said that if an investor does not utilize the allotted land within three years then the allotment should be automatically cancelled.
He directed the officials to establish a transparent system to monitor land use and provide further facilities to investors only on the basis of actual progress.
–IANS
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