Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
VARANASI: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that every life matters to the state government which is committed to the well-being of every citizen and will ensure adequate medical aid is provided to every person in need.
Speaking to reporters after reviewing Covid treatment and relief arrangements in Azamgarh, the CM said, “Our government is committed to the well-being of every citizen. For us, every life matters. Officials must ensure adequate medical aid and food is provided to every person in need. We never discriminate unlike others and do not believe in serving people selectively.”
Gorakhpur: The vice-chancellor of Siddharth University Kapilvastu, Prof. Surendra Dubey, sent a clarification to Governor Anandiben Patel on Monday regarding the query on the controversy over the appointment of education minister Satish Dwivedi’s brother Arun Dwivedi as associate professor of psychology under the economically weaker section (EWS) quota.
Governor Anandiben Patel, chancellor of all state universities, had sought a report on Sunday evening soon after she received a complaint from RTI activist Nutan Thakur in this regard.
Prof Dubey told TOI on Monday, “We have sent a report regarding the appointment of Arun Dwivedi to the honourable Governor today. The entire recruitment process was transparent and the interview was videographed. EWS certificate is issued by administration and if any irregularity is found, the appointment would be cancelled.”
Varanasi: The ongoing dredging work in the Ganga on the seven-km stretch between Ramnagar Fort and Malviya rail-road bridge for reducing velocity of water flow that has been eroding the ghats and threatening the historical structures is nearing completion and the second stream is taking final shape.
The piles of sand removed from the Ganga has helped create a sand island that could be used to host various activities, including events like the famous Rann Mahotsava held in Kutch, Gujarat.
The Rs 11.95 crore project is likely to be completed by June 15.
“We had started this project worth Rs 11.95 crores in March. Maximum work of creating a new channel of Ganga stream on the right bank has been completed and the project will be over by June 15. The work done so far has turned the sandbanks between the two channels in an island shape,” said irrigation department’s executive engineer Pankaj Verma, who is supervising the project, while talking to TOI on Monday.