Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to complete all under-construction road projects passing through the state within the deadline.
Earlier, Yogi had asked Public Works Department (PWD) officials of providing roads free of pothole in all the districts within a fortnight.
Yogi gave the direction during his meeting with Chief General Manager of the NHAI, Dr BS Singla and other officials in lucknow on Wednesday morning. Yogi also discussed in detail the status of several NHAI projects in the state.
The Chief Minister said that road construction and their maintenance and upkeep was a priority of the his government and that all under-construction and future projects in UP be completed in stipulated time without compromising on quality. Yogi also expressed hope that the construction work on sanctioned projects of the NHAI in the state will be started at the earliest and under-construction roads will meet deadlines set for them.
The Chief Minister assured the NHAI officers that the state government will extend all possible support and co-operation to them. Also present at the meeting were Chief Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar and other senior officers.