Did you visited kanpur in last decade from 2011 to 2020 if yes than you know what i mean. Kanpur was a dumpster fire. kanpur central railway station was literal shithole with open defection on tracks and outer platform the other stations had same situation, main roads had potholes so big they cause traffic jams and large garbage heaps on divider and footpath was no better.
Now situation is much better roads are clean, building new infrastructure and maintenance is going faster then ever before. Factories were again start functioning, People start coming to find jobs from nearby districts before covid hits UP.
As other members say work speed is still slow but compare to akhilesh or mayawati it's light years ahead.
Varanasi in UP and Bhagalpur/Sahibganj in Bihar/Jharkhand can be developed as major manufacturing hub
huge inland waterway terminals has been built in Varanasi and Sahibganj at the cost of more than ₹750 crore
beside that the eastern dedicated freight corridor is also passing through Varanasi
Freight villages are also being built close to these riverine ports
port lead development is possible in Varanasi and Sahibganj like it happened in Rotterdam
Laws regarding use of inland waterways should be relaxed further it has been reformed but inland waterways are still under control of government it needs to be privatized so that the private players can maintain and operate the national waterway one (Prayagraj to Haldia)