Gorakhpur, July 23 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday inaugurated and laid foundation stone of worth Rs 253 crore in Gorakhpur.

The Chief Minister also inaugurated the state's first Urban Flood Management Cell and Early Warning System.

Addressing the public, the Uttar Pradesh CM noted Gorakhpur's impressive performance in the Swachh Survekshan awards.

"Earlier, we gave a target to Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation during the Shivratri of Shravan month. The target for Gorakhpur was to come in the top ten in its category of the Swachhata Survey in India. I appreciate the whole team of the Municipal Corporation, which has sanitation workers, councillors, and cleanliness committees," CM Yogi said.

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