Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspected the proposed visit sites of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday evening and instructed the officers to complete preparations on time by launching a campaign on war footing. The PM is proposed to arrive in his parliamentary constituency (Varanasi) for a day-long visit on September 23 when he would stay here for 5-6 hours.
To check the preparations, Yogi first landed at the helipad of his own ‘dream project’ Atal Residential School set up at Karsada. The PM during his visit will formally inaugurate all such schools set up at divisional level in all the 16 divisions of the state to impart standard education to the kids of construction workers as well as orphans of Covid-19 pandemic. During his visit, the CM spent a good time visiting the smart classrooms as the first session there has already started giving admissions to boys and girls from four districts of the divisions. He inquired about the children studying there and their families and also took information about the education system being provided in the school.
He also took detailed information from the children regarding the arrangements for their accommodation, food, education etc. The CM blessed the children to study diligently and progress in life with all their might. He also instructed the officers present on the spot and the school principal to provide a high level education system to the children as per the intention of the government. During the inspection, Yogi interacted with the children in the classroom and took information about their studies. During this, the CM also examined the quality of education by questioning the children about the words written in English on the digital sign boards installed in the classrooms. During the inspection of the classroom, he was seen in the role of a teacher on the sign board. He also saw the school library and the demo of the school's design.
As many as 80 students have been admitted in the school of the age group of 6 to 14 years and they will be provided free quality education in primary, junior high school and secondary school by the state government. The school, built on 12.25 acres with a cost of Rs 66.54 crore. Among the students taking admission in the school, there are 40 boys and 40 girls. Education and boarding facilities will be free for these students. Sports and entertainment facilities will be provided to the children by the government. The CM was accompanied by three local UP Ministers Anil Rajbhar, Ravindra Jaiswal and Dayashankar Mishra ‘Dayalu’ apart from District Magistrate (DM) S Rajalingam, Chief Development Officer Himanshu Nagpal and other officers.
Then the CM reached Ganjari in Rajatalab area where an international cricket stadium will be built. The PM will lay the foundation stone of the stadium and address a public meeting also there. It will be the first international standard stadium being constructed by the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) in India and for this land has been provided by the state government. After reaching there, the CM inspected the stage, pandal, sitting and other arrangements and asked about all the details from the Divisional Commissioner (DC) Kaushal Raj Sharma. MLAs Neelkanth Tiwari and Awadhesh Singh, Mayor Ashok Tiwari, Zila Panchayat Chairperson Poonam Maurya and others were also present there.
Later, after the on-site inspection, the CM held a meeting at Circuit House and reviewed the development works and law and order apart from all the preparations for the PM's visit. He also offered prayers at Kaal Bhairav and Kashi Vishwanath temples. During his visit, the PM will also attend a programme at Rudraksh International Convention Centre at Sigra where he will give awards to the winners of Kashi Sansad Sanskritik Mahotsav.