VARANASI, June 17 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday reviewed preparations for the Central Zonal Council meeting proposed to be held in Varanasi on June 24. Union home minister Amit Shah will chair the meeting that will also be attended by the CMs of four states - Yogi Adityanath (UP), Pushkar Singh Dhami (Uttarakhand), Mohan Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) and Vishnu Deo Sai (Chhattisgarh) in Varanasi. The chief secretaries of these states too will be present at the meeting along with members of the NITI Aayog and the Inter-State Council. This time, UP will host the 25th meeting of the Central Zonal Council for which Varanasi has been chosen in line with Adityanath's wishes. A zonal council is a regional advisory council established to promote effective cooperation and coordination for discussing issues in which the Centre and the states have a common interest. Yogi, who reached Varanasi on Monday evening on a two-day visit, directed officials to complete the arrangements for the zonal council meeting. He also held a meeting with officials to review the progress of development works and law and order, besides inspecting projects here. He directed the officials to complete ongoing projects in the district within the stipulated time by running a campaign on a war footing and cautioned against negligence. Noting that some projects of PWD, Setu Nigam, Jal Nigam in the district are not time-bound, he said this increases the expenditure and affects quality. Before the rains, cleaning of all drains and sewers should be ensured so that there is no waterlogging in the city, he said. Along with strengthening law and order, he also directed the police and administrative officials to ensure quick solutions to problems of the general public. The CM obtained feedback from the NHAI project director about the quality of ring road works. He emphasised on paying special attention to the quality of the under-construction bridge on the Ganga. Directing the Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam managing to keep a constant vigil on power cuts and demand, he said the toll free number should always be active....