The Zee company will telecast educational programmes for five hours everyday from 7 am through cable network in 3,000 villages of the state and undertake construction of multiplexes in Agra, Lucknow, Varanasi and Kanpur, the chairman told UP Chief Minister Ram Prakash Gupta during his recent visit to the metropolis, a Zee group release said on Sunday.

Chandra said with this project, he wanted to create a new feeling of awakening among children towards education.He said cable TV telecast would be battery operated and added that construction of multiplexes will be undertaken as soon as the land is provided. Gupta said the state Government last month launched `school chalo campaign' to encourage children to join schools.

The state Government was also encouraging construction of multiplexes, housing at least three cinema halls."Facility of 100 per cent relaxation in entertainment tax during first year and 75 per cent each in second and third year would be provided to the multiplexes investing over Rs 1.5 crore," Gupta said.

UP chief secretary Yogendra Narain said the Government was considering to set up a film city in the state and urged the Zee company to cooperate in this task, the release added.