CURATED BY – RAGHUVEER SINGH | CITYCHIEFNEWS

The government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who has taken a pledge of public welfare on the auspicious occasion of Maha Kumbh after 144 years in Maha Kumbh Nagar, Tirtharaj Prayagraj, has taken big decisions for better connectivity in the state. In the historic cabinet meeting held on the holy Triveni coast, in-principle approval was given to the construction of 320 km long 'Vindhya Expressway' and 100 km long Vindhya-Purvanchal Link Expressway.

In the special cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister said that connectivity network development and industrial projects are being developed in the region through the expressway operated by the state government. At present, the western, central, eastern and Bundelkhand regions of the state are covered by the expressway and now it is necessary to construct an expressway for social and economic development in the remote south-eastern Vindhya region. In this regard, a new expressway of 320 km length should be constructed connecting Prayagraj Mirzapur, Varanasi, Chandauli and Sonbhadra. The starting point of this new expressway will be Ganga Expressway in Prayagraj, while it will end at NH 39 in Sonbhadra. In this way, there will be direct connectivity of Ganga Expressway and Vindhya Expressway, as well as, good connectivity will be established with Jharkhand in Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh.

Similarly, it would be appropriate to construct Vindhya Purvanchal Link Expressway starting from Chandauli on Vindhya Expressway to Ghazipur, the last point of Purvanchal Expressway. Its length will be about 100 km.

Giving a big gift to Prayagraj, the Chief Minister also expressed the need for construction of a new bridge from Salori to Hetapatti in Prayagraj. Along with the above, in the meeting, a new bridge parallel to Shastri Bridge and Yamuna Signature Bridge was also given in-principle approval. The Chief Minister said that these three bridges will give shape to the concept of Smart Prayagraj.

In this meeting held at the Triveni Ghat, the entire government under the leadership of the Chief Minister reiterated its commitment towards building a 'safe and prosperous Uttar Pradesh'. The entire Yogi government, united at the holy confluence of the three types of heat and sin destroying Ganga, the Kurmavahini Yamuna and the underground river Saraswati, took several decisions in the interest of the poor youth, farmers and women of the state. All the Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and Ministers of State were present along with the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Ministers in the Triveni Complex built on the banks of the Ganga.