Taking a lesson from the recent floods and waterlogging in the towns falling under National Capital Region, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the authorities concerned to expedite the process of developing urban master plan for the development of these cities and to check unauthorised constructions.
Keeping in view the disaster management, the government said that effective measures be taken for curbing unauthorised construction.
Presiding over a meeting of the steering committee of the NCR planning board, Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey said the national capital region falling in Uttar Pradesh was the growth engine of the state and there was pressing need for organised and balanced development of the region.
Pandey, who is chairman of the board, stressed on better connectivity between the NCR part of UP and Haryana. He said for rapid development of the region, road connectivity between UP and Haryana should be strengthened.
The Chief Secretary directed the officials to chalk out action plan for counter magnet plan for Kanpur-Lucknow corridor under the NCR. He pointed out that at present, Unnao-Shuklaganj Development Authority and Lucknow Industrial Development Authority fell under the Kanpur-Lucknow corridor.
Senior officials, including Additional Chief Secretary (Planning) Deepak Trivedi, Noida Chief Executive Officer Alok Tandon, Divisional Commissioner of Meerut, Anita C Meshram, and other senior officers were present in the meeting.