Gorakhpur, April 16 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will lay the foundation stone for the 'largest' night shelter in eastern Uttar Pradesh at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Gorakhpur on Friday, April 18, the Chief Minister's Office said in a statement on Wednesday.

The upcoming shelter, designed to accommodate up to 500 individuals, will be built at a cost of Rs 44 crore. The construction is being supported by the Power Grid Corporation of India as part of its corporate social responsibility initiative. CM Yogi will officially kick off the project by performing the ground-breaking ceremony, the statement added.

This facility aims to benefit patients and their attendants who travel from far-flung a...