Chief Secretary (CS) Durga Shankar Mishra inspected the progress of the ropeway project at Bharat Mata Mandir here on Sunday. During the inspection, company officials informed the CS about the current progress of the project. The company officers said that at present load and pile testing work is going on there where a station of ropeway project is being constructed. During the inspection of the ‘dream project’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the CS directed the concerned company officers to speed up the progress of the project by taking utmost care.
Prior to this, Mishra inspected the Phulwaria four-lane in the morning and reviewed the progress of this ambitious project. During the inspection, he said that the project is already running late from its scheduled time, so he directed the concerned officers to complete the project by September this year. During the inspection, Divisional Commissioner (DC) Kaushal Raj Sharma and District Magistrate (DM) S Rajalingam were also present.
The CS along with other senior local officers also conducted a site inspection of the Divisional Office to be built in the Commissionerate compound. He sought the detailed information about the proposed project. The construction of the Divisional Office is being done by Varanasi Development Authority (VDA) and its Vice Chairman (VC) Abhishek Goyal gave details about the progress to the CS.
During his stay, Mishra also visited the International Hindu School located in the Assi area and speaking on the occasion, he recalled his childhood days. He called upon the children to learn good manners while remembering the values given by the teachers in their childhood. Praising the functioning of the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister, the Chief Secretary described the CM as a ‘Karmayogi’. He also inspected the laboratory, building etc located in the school. He asked to make presentations on the vacant walls of the school for the learning of the children. School chairman Dr Suman Kumar Mishra and secretary Revati Mishra welcomed the CS and gave detailed information about the school.