September 03 : Lucknow: Yogi government has intensified monitoring of arrangements to provide better civic amenities to citizens in urban areas during the rains. In this regard, Urban Development Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma held a meeting with senior officials and reviewed various arrangements, including drainage, drain cleaning, and drinking water supply. He instructed officials to ensure citizens do not face any inconvenience during the rains and that waterlogging problems are resolved immediately.
Urban Development Minister laid special emphasis on the cleaning arrangements of drains and smaller drains, stating, "Blockages in drains and smaller drains are also among the major reasons for waterlogging during the rains. Therefore, the cleaning of drains and smaller drains should be carried out with complete seriousness in all urban local bodies. Immediate disposal of the silt and waste removed after cleaning should be ensured so that it does not enter the drains again." He clearly instructed officials of all urban local bodies that negligence at any level in cleanliness arrangements would not be tolerated.
He stated, "Areas where waterlogging problems arise every year should be identified and effective drainage arrangements should be ensured there." A.K. Sharma also reviewed the drinking water supply and instructed officials that there should be no compromise whatsoever with the quality of drinking water during the rainy season. "Citizens should be provided adequate and pure drinking water. Wherever complaints related to drinking water supply are received, they should be resolved on priority," he directed.
Minister also instructed officials to keep urban arrangements fully prepared for the upcoming festivals. He stated, "During festivals, the movement of people and crowds in cities increases. Therefore, cleanliness, drainage, drinking water, lighting arrangements and other civic amenities should be kept in proper condition in advance. Special cleanliness should be ensured around religious and public places and additional resources should be arranged as required."
He instructed officials, "Regular monitoring of the arrangements of municipal corporations and urban local bodies should be carried out, and officials should not remain confined only to offices, but should go to the spot and inspect the arrangements." He stated that under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the government is continuously working to make the state's cities clean, beautiful, and safe, and equipped with better civic amenities. In this direction, the responsibility of urban local bodies is even more important.
