In an attempt to beautify the Gomti river front Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that the lucknow Gomti barrage would be shifted outside the city limits as the barrage was creating hindrance in starting boating facilities in the river. The CM also announced re-construction of pakri-ka-pul.
''When the barrage on the river Gomti was constructed some three decades back lucknow was a small city. Now, its area has expanded and the barrage has come within the city limits. The Irrigation department should make a proposal to shift this barrage outside city so that we can start some water sports activities including boating," Yadav said during a function in which he inaugurated 1820 tube wells and laid foundation stones of 27 roads here on Monday.
The Pakri-ka-pul, in the Alambagh area would be re-constructed which was demolished by the previous Mayawati government, the CM announced. "This work will start from today only," he said.
While inaugurating the irrigation projects worth Rs 1701 crore Chief Minister said that 1820 tube-wells were set up under Ram Manohar lohia scheme and would start operation from March.
"Uttar Pradesh has the largest network of canals. We had promised to provide water for irrigation to the farmers and with the inauguration of tube wells we have fulfilled another promise," Chief Minister said and added: "Floods is the perennial problems for UP. We have talked to Nepal government to control the annual havoc of floods. Our government will constitute a high level committee to talk to Nepal government though we will also request the Centre to assist UP government's effort,'' he said.
The CM said that government has started constructing four-lane roads connecting the district headquarters besides area of Taj Mahal in Agra would also be developed. "It is unfortunate the people were yet to know that Agra is in UP and there is a need for its publicity,'' he said.
State Urban development minister Mohammad Azam Khan appreciated the effort of Mulayam Singh Yadav to safeguard the democracy in UP.'' He is the first leader who has demanded that education should be given free to the people,'' he said.
Azam also attacked Narendra Modi, saying that now people are being threatened and are forced to vote for the BJP.
State PWD and Irrigation minister Shivpal Singh Yadav said that with the inauguration of the 1820 tube wells, over one lakh hectare additional areas of the land in UP would be irrigated.