Overview

• During a review in Varanasi, the chief minister ordered priority delivery of relief to flood‑hit families and on‑time compensation for affected farmers.
• The administration reported 66 projects under way, with the Kajjakpura flyover due by November 2025 and Ring Road Phase‑2 by January 2026.
• After inspecting the Cantt–Rathyatra ropeway, officials said three stations would be finished by September 30 and operations could start in the first week of October at an estimated cost of ₹645 crore.
• He directed timely completion of welcome and security arrangements for Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam’s proposed September 11 visit to Kashi.
• He tightened law‑and‑order directives, calling for visible policing and regular public hearings, and ordered action against hospital middlemen and ‘professional blood donors’ alongside a push to make the city TB‑free.