The Uttar Pradesh government on
Tuesday sanctioned Rs 234 crore for the Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan Zoological Garden in Gorakhpur.
The decision to this effect was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
"The government has sanctioned Rs 234.36 for the Ashfaqullah Khan garden. It will be developed on 121.34 acre land. It will give an international identity to Gorakhpur and promote wildlife conservation," UP government spokesperson and cabinet minister Shrikant Sharma told reporters here.
The cabinet also approved construction of a hostel for 200 students at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS).
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