Every village to get pure drinking water by year-end: Yogi

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared that by the end of this year, every village in Bundelkhand would get pure and RO-like drinking water from every tap.

The chief minister said this while dedicating to people and laying foundation stones of more than 200 development projects in Chitrakoot, Banda, Hamirpur and Mahoba districts on the second day of his two-day Bundelkhand tour.
The chief minister said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bundelkhand was touching new heights of development.

“This can be seen from the development work being done during the last four years. Projects worth about Rs 3,000 crore have been given to Bundelkhand in two days. There is a great potential for development of tourism here. Soon the region will get air connectivity,” he said.

Hitting out at opposition parties, the chief minister said that those who were misleading farmers should know that not a single mandi had closed in UP. He said money was being sent directly to the farmers’ accounts after purchasing grains at minimum support price (MSP) and every eligible farmer was getting benefit of soil testing, irrigation, Kisan Samman Nidhi without discrimination.

“The farmers could have been provided these benefits earlier but in the desire of power, regionalism and casteism, the projects were stalled. We believe in ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ and because of it development has reached every house,” he said.

The chief minister said that the honour of women was the priority of his government. He said to promote self-reliance of women, the government had made a provision of Rs 200 crore for Mahila Samridhi Yojana in the budget.
“In Bundelkhand, under the Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Mission, every household has been provided with toilets which have given security and respect to women,” he added.

“We are concerned about stray cattle menace. To check this, gaushalas are being established at every nyaya panchayat level for rearing the destitute cows so that crop of the farmers remain safe,” he said.

Yogi said that the land of Bundelkhand was a land that gave shelter to Lord Ram therefore Lord Ram lived in the soil of Bundelkhand. “Now a grand temple of Lord Ram is being built in Ayodhya. During temple movement some people used to obstruct the work of Lord Ram,” he said.

During the programme, the chief minister gave certificates to the beneficiaries of various government schemes and also inspected the stalls set up at the function.