TC Bureau Lucknow: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath wants Bundelkhand to be developed as a role model of organic farming.
He has asked
officials to explore possibilities of organic agriculture and promotion of zero
budget agriculture which will give new identity to this region.
Bundelkhand is no more considered as drought-hit backward area.
The chief minister, who reviewed projects worth over Rs 50 crore and other
developmental schemes of Chitrakoot division through video conferencing, said
that gone are the days when the Chitrakoot and Banda districts of the division
were infested by dacoits.
“It is now time to turn Bundelkhand into a developmental hub,” he stated.
Yogi Adityanath, according to the government spokesman, said that Chitrakoot is
one of six nodes of Defence Corridor and it will be converted into a gateway of
development in the near future, because the under-construction Bundelkhand
Expressway starts from here.
He directed officials to fast track developmental works in the region and
complete land acquisition for projects at the earliest.
The chief minister reiterated that all work should be completed within the
timeline, maintaining quality norms.
He also asked officers and elected representatives to submit proposals of new
schemes to the government, he added.
Yogi Adityanath said the there is a network of rivers and ponds in Bundelkhand
and these are needed to be preserved and revived.
He said that apart from developmental works, the Bundelkhand has immense
tourism potential which needs to be explored fully.
He pointed out that the revered Parikrama Marg in Chitrakoot is narrow which
should be widened and more facilities should be provided for the pilgrims and
devotees.
An action plan to link Rajapur, the birth place of Goswami Tulsidas, and
Lalapur, from where Maharshi Balmiki departed for heavenly abode is also to be
prepared.