Ghaziabad, June 26 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that Ghaziabad, once associated with crime and gang wars, has now emerged as a model of urban order, cleanliness and development.

Speaking to reporters, CM Yogi said, "Ghaziabad today shines as the new Ghaziabad. Where once gang wars and crime films were made in its name, now it is a model of cleanliness and well-organized city. It can be among the top 50 clean cities in the world..."

"10 years ago, no one would have thought that the district would be connected with a 12-lane Greenfield Expressway and the country's first Rapid Rail would pass through Ghaziabad, but today all this has happened. Today Ghaziabad also has Rapid Rail, 12-lane highway, metro, ...