3 in Kusmhi forest on Sunday, continuing a tradition he started as Gorakhpur MP. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation for 52 development projects worth over Rs 82 crore. Gorakhpur : Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will celebrate Diwali with the Van Tangiya community at Jungle Tinkonia No.
Located around 15 km from Gorakhpur city, the village is witnessing preparations for the chief minister’s visit, with residents cleaning and decorating their homes to welcome their ‘Yogi Baba’. Yogi began celebrating Diwali with the Van Tangiyas in 2009. The chief minister begins his Diwali celebrations with a visit to the settlement, where he distributes sweets, books and other gifts to children and shares the festive joy with the community. The community had remained deprived of citizenship rights and basic facilities for decades, despite having been settled in forests during British rule to plant and maintain sal trees for railway sleepers.
After becoming Gorakhpur MP in 1998, Yogi initiated efforts to provide education and healthcare to the settlements through institutions run by the Maharana Pratap Shiksha Parishad and Gorakhnath temple. In 2010, he secured the community’s right to remain in their settlements. The 23 Van Tangiya villages in Gorakhpur and Maharajganj have since received pucca houses, roads, electricity, drinking water, schools, LPG connections and other facilities. Of the 52 projects, 26 worth Rs 77.97 crore will be launched, while 26 projects worth Rs 4.43 crore will be inaugurated. 3 and Pipraich road, costing Rs 3.65 crore. An eco-park in Kusmhi forest, costing Rs 4.84 crore, and a global city market in Pipraich, worth Rs 1.91 crore, will also be launched to promote eco-tourism and commercial activities.
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