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Defence Minister and Lok Sabha member from Lucknow, Rajnath Singh, took out time from his schedule in DefExpo to address issues of his constituency and reviewed the progress of ongoing infrastructure development work and construction of flyovers in Old City area on Saturday.
Expressing satisfaction at the progress of work, Singh asked officials of UP State Bridge Corporation to speed up work so that all four flyovers could be inaugurated for the public in April next.
Accompanied by UP Law Minister Brajesh Pathak, the defence minister also announced that the Union government would sanction more projects for Lucknow, including sewage treatment plants (STPs). He also gave assurance that the work for the second phase of Lucknow Metro would start soon.
The defence minister has been camping in Lucknow in connection with the ongoing DefExpo 2020 since February 4.
Meanwhile, when asked about the fate of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi Assembly polls, Singh said that voting was underway on Saturday and people would have to wait for the results till Tuesday.