LUCKNOW, March 14 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said Lucknow has truly become a symbol of "Muskuraiye Aap Lucknow Mein Hain". "Today Lucknow is rapidly emerging as the identity of a modern city of New India. The capital of any state should be such that the lives of citizens are convenient and they can easily reach their destinations. With this objective, modern connectivity and infrastructure are being rapidly developed in Lucknow," Yogi said while addressing a gathering after defence minister Rajnath Singh and he inaugurated phase two of the Green Corridor.

The CM said when the idea of improving connectivity in Lucknow was presented, the defence minister provided the vision for it. Taking that vision forward,...