DUTCH ENVOY MEETS YOGI, PRAISES FAST PACE OF DEVELOPMENT IN STATE

LUCKNOW : Dutch ambassador to India Marten van den Berg on Tuesday praised the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government for the development in the state in the past few years, said a government statement

“I would like to compliment the development ushered in by the UP government in these past few years since I last visited the state in 2019,” said the Dutch ambassador who called on the UP CM on Tuesday. He was particularly appreciative of the way the state had been turned into a favourite destination for investors, said the statement.

“The state ranked second in Ease of Doing Business, which is quite impressive and is the outcome of the state’s consistent efforts,” said the ambassador as quoted in the statement.

During the meeting between Yogi Adityanath and Berg, the two also held discussions on strategies to manage solid waste and agreed on setting up ‘waste to energy’ power plants, similar to the ones in Muzaffarnagar and Ghaziabad.

Berg also mentioned Dutch collaboration in leather clusters in Kanpur.

The discussions covered environmental issues and various aspects for development of the state in agriculture and floriculture.

The Dutch ambassador also agreed to set up training centres for the dairy farmers in collaboration with the state government, said the statement. On the occasion, the CM also told the Dutch ambassador about the state’s flagship scheme of one district-one product (ODOP) and presented him ‘Gulabi Meenakari’ product reflecting the artistic legacy of Varanasi.