Stressing that inflowing tributaries have to be cleaned to ensure a pollution-free Ganga river, Chief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav said that the drive to clean Varuna river in Varanasi, Gomti river in lucknow and Yamuna river in Vridavan is fuelled by the same purpose.
Yadav visted the Katerva village in Phoolpur on Tuesday, to attend a marriage function at the residence of former Samajwadi Party MP, Toofani Saroj.
During an informal chat with reporters on the sidelines of the function, the CM said that the waste emanating from hotels and factories and sewer lines would be properly treated before being allowed to flow into Varuna river.
Taking a dig at the Centre, Yadav said that those claiming to make the Ganga river pollution-free should come forward to support the state in making the tributaries clean and pollution-free.
Replying to a querry on the ruling party’s prospects in the 2017 polls, the CM said that the SP would go to the polls with its achievements and exuded confidence that his party would retain power bagging in the excessof 265 seats.
Highlighting his regime’s achievements, Yadav he said that the government has tried to strike a balance between urban and rural development and put its best efforts to create government jobs.
Yadav said that Kashi, Mathura and Agra would be developed more to attract tourists. He said that his government has already approved the Metro Rail construction in Varanasi and sanctioned Rs 50 crores for the Detailed Project Report.
Citing the example of Sarnath, where around the clock power supply is being ensured, Yadav said that the overall power situation in both urban and rural areas have improved.
On bringing about changes in the society, Yadav said by way qiuetioning , “Who would trigger Inqalab IJ It should be for the betterment of life of the poor and the farmers.”
Commenting on the law and order situation in UP, the CM claimed that it was good and incidents of atrocities against Dalits have declined during his tenure.
Earlier, a large number of workers accorded a waqrm welcome as Yadav reached the village. Prominent among those attending the function included Minister of State for PWD, Irrigation and Water Resources Surendra Patel, Commissioner Nitin Ramesh Gokarn, IG (Zone) SK Bhagat, DIG (Range) Sanjeev Gupta, DM Rajmani Yadav, SSP Akash Kulhari and others.