Akhilesh era projects under Yogi scanner

Senior bureaucrats are in the line of fire, many of whom have been suspended

In the four months since he was sworn in as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath has turned the spotlight on a number of projects announced by his predecessor, Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party.

Under scrutiny are projects worth crores of rupees for alleged irregularities and escalated costs. The Gomti Riverfront Development project, Agra-Lucknow Expressway, Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre and the efforts towards the beautification of Old Lucknow are just some of Yadav’s key initiatives that are today the subject of intense investigation. 

And, in the line of fire are senior bureaucrats, some of whom have been suspended,