Farmers Movement Archive

Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya lays foundation of 79 road projects

KANPUR: Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday laid the foundation stone of 79 road projects of Kanpur Nagar and Kanpur Dehat districts at a function held at the Circuit House here on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that smooth transport in cities was the top priority of the state government and for this he had dedicated these road projects worth Rs 5028 lakh. Later, talking to reporters, Maurya said Lucknow- Kanpur Expressway project would be completed soon. He said the masses were with the BJP and this fact was troubling the opposition leaders who were misleading them. “The Central and the state governments will continue to work for the welfare of the poor and needy”, he added. He said roads in UP would be constructed by using polythene and plastic garbage. In the first phase, around 15000 km of roads, including roads in Kanpur, would be constructed from plastic garbage, he further said. “As announced earlier, the construction of roads up to the houses of students who had topped are in progress. The schools where the toppers had studied have also been included in the project”, the deputy CM said. “If a player from UP wins a medal in the national or international level event, a road constructed up to his/her residence will be named as ‘Major Dhyanchand Vijay Path. Similarly, a road leading to the house of a martyred soldier will be named as ‘Jai Hind Veer Bandh”, he added. The deputy CM had earlier announced that the Circuit House would be renamed after late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Replying to a question on the ongoing farmers' agitation, he said that majority of farmers had described the three new farm bills as a revolutionary step taken by the Modi government but some farmers of a couple of states were opposing them. “The government has invited the farmers to discuss the bills and it is hoped some solution will come out soon”, he said. When asked about Ganga, he said that his government’s pledge was ‘Clean Ganga’.for which it had already set up a separate ministry which was working with several other government organizations to keep the river clean .

The Times of India

2020-12-25

Kanpur