With an aim to execute Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans to develop eastern Uttar Pradesh, a mini-PMO would soon be set up in Varanasi, the city of temples, which is also Parliamentary constituency of Modi.
The mini-PMO will be set up at Sigra where a building has been finalised and all necessary infrastructure is being developed there, officials said.The building, which was used as BJP office during the election, has now been converted into the mini-PMO, a Government source said. The mini-PMO is expected to start working after August 15 and it is likely that it would be inaugurated by BJP president Amit Shah.
Sources said the authorities have already broadened the road to six lane while other basic infrastructure is being under construction.Private Secretary of the Prime Minister, Tanmay Mehta and an official in the PMO and senior IAS officer AK Sharma would be deputed in Varanasi at the mini-PMO to monitor the developmental works.
local BJP MlA Shyam Deo Rai Choudhury said the party has already prepared a blueprint of the overall development that Varanasi needs. This will be placed before the Mini-PMO for consideration.He said the party will draw up a detailed sanitation plan for the Ganga and the rest of the city, especially after Modi’s clear indication that he wants to get cracking on the this agenda right away.
After a resounding victory Modi had said he had big plans for the city, starting from cleanliness.Invoking father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi and his emphasis on cleanliness, Modi had also said he has plans to clean up the city by 2019, when the country celebrates Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary.
Chaudhry said: ‘Now, it is our turn to respond to his call and make the city clean and beautiful.’