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UP govt to name roads after former CM Kalyan Singh in 6 districts

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday announced that one road each in six districts, including Lucknow and Ayodhya, will be named after former chief minister Kalyan Singh.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays last respect to former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, on his demise, in Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays last respect to former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, on his demise, in Lucknow

Press Trust of India Lucknow

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday announced that one road each in six districts, including Lucknow and Ayodhya, will be named after former chief minister Kalyan Singh.

The Public Works Department (PWD) will prepare a proposal for this, it said.

"One PWD main road each in Ayodhya, Lucknow, Aligarh, Etah, Bulandshahr and Prayagraj will be named after Kalyan Singh," Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said here.

PWD officials will soon send a proposal in this regard, he said.

Singh, who was ailing for some time, died at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) here on Saturday night. He was 89.

 

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First Published: Aug 23 2021 | 2:13 PM IST

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