Lucknow, March 11 -- Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Tuesday said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has decided that a new medical college will be constructed in the Ballia district of the state.

Speaking to ANI, the Deputy Chief Minister stated it was a longstanding demand of the people and the MLA of Ballia, which the CM Yogi has fulfilled now.

"For a long time, the people of Balia have been demanding a medical college in the area. Ballia MLA Dayashankar Pandey, who is also state's Transport Minister, has also demanded to build a medical college in the area. UP CM has decided that a medical college will be built in Ballia. We are moving forward with this proposal with the land-acquiring process..." Pathak told ...