Lucknow, May 19 (UNI) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday met six newly elected mayors at his official residence and directed them to make their respective municipal corporations self-reliant in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat.’

The CM also instructed all the mayors to promote a positive image of the municipal corporations, from boosting the income of the municipal corporations to resolving local issues with the support of public representatives.

Yogi also advised all the mayors to do something good and new and provided them with the necessary instructions. He asked them to be active and alert in solving regional problems.

He asked the mayors to give priority to the work of underground cabling, as well as solid waste management and liquid waste management. In addition, guidelines were provided for continuing to solve the stray dog issue in urban areas as a top priority.

The CM asked the mayors to concentrate on increasing the income of municipal corporations and making them self-reliant during the meeting. He advised focusing on additional sources of income, such as an improvement in municipal taxation.

He said facilities for taxation should be made available to regular citizens so they can conveniently deposit their taxes. People should be made aware of the importance of paying taxes. Online facilities should be provided.

Yogi also directed the mayors to stay in touch with the public representatives and work in coordination with them. Apart from this, he also emphasised diagnosing such problems, which are common in all municipal corporations. These included important issues including improving the condition of water logging on the road, cleaning of drains, and cleanliness.

Expressing concern about illegal taxi stands, the CM said action should be taken to remove illegal taxi stands in urban areas by identifying them. Work should also be done on the alternatives to these illegal taxi stands, so that the common people do not face any kind of problem.

Instructions were given during the meeting to prioritize the implementation of the Integrated Traffic Management System at all major intersections where it has not yet been done.

Moradabad Mayor Vinod Agarwal, Varanasi Mayor Ashok Tiwari, Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey, Bareilly Mayor Umesh Gautam, Firozabad Mayor Kamini Rathore and Saharanpur Mayor Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh were among the mayors who met with the CM.