Lucknow, Oct 7 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to immediately launch a state-wide campaign to make the roads pothole-free before November 15.
Yogi issued these directives during a high-level meeting to review the preparations for the 81st session of the Indian Road Congress to be held in Lucknow from Saturday. "Better connectivity is the vehicle of progress. Under the guidance of the Prime Minister, unprecedented work has been done in this field in the last five years. Today there is good road connectivity to remote villages. There is a network of excellent roads till the border areas benefiting the people of the state directly," he said.
The CM said along with the construction of the road, its maintenance should also be given priority. "It is also necessary to repair the roads from time to time. As the rainy season is on its last leg , road repair works and pothole-clearing can be done now. All the departments related to road construction should prepare a comprehensive action plan in this regard. It is necessary to have good roads in industrial areas and agricultural market areas. Special attention should be given to this. This campaign to make roads potholes-free should be completed by November 15," he said.