Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 16 (HBTV): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a Janta Darshan in Gorakhnath on Saturday, where he listened to public grievances and instructed officials to resolve their concerns promptly.

Meanwhile, on Friday, CM Yogi Adityanath said that AIIMS Gorakhpur is making steady progress and contributing to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a developed India.

'AIIMS Gorakhpur is moving ahead on the path of progress; it is a matter of happiness. It is situated in the heart of eastern Uttar Pradesh. I am confident that we will be able to contribute to fulfilling Prime Minister Modi's vision, which he has seen by linking health services with the vision of a developed India,' CM Yogi said in Gorakhpur.

Yogi Adityanath laid the foundation stone of a 500-bed Powergrid Vishram Sadan at AIIMS Gorakhpur.

'Today, to expand the healthcare facilities of the same AIIMS, Gorakhpur, I participated in the Bhoomi Pujan and foundation stone laying ceremony of the 500-bed Powergrid Vishram Sadan. Congratulations to the people of the state and best wishes to the AIIMS family!' the Chief Minister earlier posted on X.

The new rest house will be constructed at a cost of INR 44 crore and will accommodate up to 500 people. The project is being supported by Power Grid Corporation of India as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts. The facility aims to help patients and their family members who come from distant places for treatment at AIIMS Gorakhpur.

On Friday, CM Yogi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several development projects worth INR 91 crore at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology in Gorakhpur.

He also inaugurated a grain-based distillery plant worth INR 1,200 crore under the Super Mega Project at the Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA).

Speaking at the event, CM Adityanath said, 'This is not just a distillery but an ethanol plant.'

He added that in the first phase, it will produce 3.5 lakh litres of ethanol daily, and later, production will be increased to 5 lakh litres.

The Chief Minister stated that ethanol production in India has grown significantly—from 42 lakh litres earlier to 177 crore litres—since Prime Minister Modi approved ethanol production from surplus sugarcane.

CM Yogi also highlighted the changes in GIDA under the BJP-led government, noting that it has attracted investments worth over INR 15,000 crore, in contrast to earlier times when there was little interest in industrial development.

(ANI)