Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, said that Bareilly had come a long way from being known as a ‘Jhumka City’ to a smart city in the last few years, thanks to the double-engine government in the state.
Inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of developmental projects worth Rs 1,460 crore and addressing the Prabuddhajan Sammelan, Yogi said that Bareilly was no longer a city where riots and subsequent curfews for months were a regular happening and live wires posed a threat to people’s lives. He added: “Instead, it is developing into a smart city with smart roads and better air connectivity.”
Urging the gathering to become part of the government’s mission to make Uttar Pradesh the number one economy of the world and come up with novel investment ideas for Bareilly as the state was gearing up to host Global Investors’ Summit in February next year, the chief minister said that though the double-engine government was committed to development, but a responsive local body was a must to carry out the government’s developmental projects on the ground.
Chief Minister Yogi remarked: “Prior to 2017, UP stood at the bottom in terms of implementation of all schemes, but today, the state is at the top in this regard. Basic amenities have improved in cities and we are working towards making all the cities of the state safe by working on providing the necessary infrastructure and having established law and order.”
Yogi pointed out that under PM Awas Yojana, 31,700 houses had been provided to the needy, including 17,700 in urban and 14,000 in rural areas of Bareilly. He added that 29,000 street vendors had also availed interest-free loans under PM SVANidhi Yojana.
Chief Minister Yogi also mentioned how the smart city played an important role through Integrated Control & Command Centre in the management of COVID-19.