LUCKNOW: On Friday Uttar Pradesh, the state cabinet reduced the charges for land-use
conversion from agriculture to industrial from 35% to 20%. This step has been taken to attract more industries to invest in real estate.
Permission to amend the rule has been granted by the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development (Assessment, Levy, and Collection of Land-use Conversion Charge), however, the arrangement will be applicable soon after the decision is notified.
Besides, that cabinet approved the proposal for the development of a ‘parikrama path’ (path for circumambulation) around Vindhyavasini Temple in Mirzapur. It also authorized Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take any further decisions regarding the project.
The temple has a significant following and several devotees perform ‘parikrama’ around its premises. Currently, the path is narrow and broken which is a serious threat to devotees.
After the completion of the new corridor, the ‘parikrama path’ will be 50 feet wide. The temple is situated at the banks of the Ganga. Furthermore, it has great potential for water sports and adventure tourism.
It has also been said by the government spokesperson that said there are so many waterfalls near the temple. This can be helpful to promote ecotourism by developing the area.
The cabinet also approved a drinking water scheme for Bundelkhand and Vindhya regions, and in villages where water quality was not good. Earlier, it had approved 21 projects of more than Rs 200 crore each. Work is underway in most of the projects. Three more schemes were approved on Friday which includes a piped water scheme for Jalaun and two projects for Sonbhadra.
Apart from that, another proposal of the World Bank-aided pro-poor tourism development scheme has been approved. The cabinet authorized the CM to take any decision under the project. The cost of the project will be Rs 371.4 crore. 70% of this project will be given by the World Bank while 30% will be borne by the state government.
Work will be executed in Sarnath and Kushinagar under this project. In Sarnath, the project will be accomplished by the Varanasi Development Authority. On the other hand in Kushinagar, it will be carried out by the Gorakhpur Development Authority. The project will meet the requirements of the development of tourist facilities, generation of employment, and local development.
A Permission to the signing of a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between the agricultural education and research department of UP and the ministry of agriculture, forest, and fisheries, Japan has been given.
The department will have to take clearance from the ministry of foreign affairs after that.
