Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government is taking up development works in right earnest. The Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has been inaugurating as well laying the foundation for several projects.
The government has till date undertaken works worth Rs 5220 crore in 18 districts via nine virtual events. Mr Baghel will lay the foundation stone for development works worth Rs 111 crore for Korba district and works worth Rs 122.96 crore for Janjgir-Champa district. The series of virtual Bhumipujan (laying foundation stone) programs started from 8 June .
On the first day, Chief Minister Baghel inaugurated and performed Bumipujan of development works worth about Rs 400 crore in Balod district. On the same day, he gifted new works worth Rs 287 crore 87 lakh to Durg district.
On June 09, development works worth Rs 270 crore were unveiled for Mahasamund district and works worth Rs 295 crore were presented to Balodabazar-Bhatapara district.
Development works worth about Rs 225 crore have been unveiled for Kabeerdham district on June 10, development works worth Rs 358 crore for Gariaband district, development works worth Rs 556 crore were unveiled for Rajnandgaon district on June 11, development works worth Rs 271 crore 51 lakh were presented to Dhamtari district, and development works worth Rs 276 crore 12 lakh to Mungeli district on June 12, development works worth Rs 172 crore 65 lakh for Bemetara district, development works worth Rs 120 crore 09 lakh for Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, development works worth Rs 561 crore 32 lakh for Raipur district were unveiled on June 13.
Other works
- CM Baghel has sanctioned Rs.6 crore for construction of a pucca road with a bridge up to village Pahanda-Limahi-Raipur road in Balodabazar district.
- Rs.20 lakh for the construction of community building.
- 50-bed Mother and Child Care Hospital at Saja and 30 bed-Hospital at Jagargunda
- Installation of siltation filtration structure and solar dual pump at the cost of Rs 5 crore to solve the problem of red water in 10 gram panchayats of Gangalur area of Bijapur district.With the establishment of this plant, clean drinking water will be available to about 20 thousand people of 6 thousand families in this area.
Development works worth Rs 308 crore 31 lakh were unveiled for Raigarh district on June 14, development works worth Rs 283 crore 70 lakh for Jashpur district, development works worth Rs 247 crore 91 lakh for Sarguja district, development works worth Rs 76 crore 52 lakh for Balrampur-Ramanujganj district were unveiled on June 15, development works worth Rs 16 crore for Surajpur district and development works worth Rs 244 crore were inaugurated and bhoomi pujan of works worth Rs 216 crore was done for Koriya district on June 16.
Meanwhile, development works worth Rs 50 crore have been inaugurated and launched for Sukma and Bijapur districts in an additional virtual program.
The government is planning the commencement of air services in North Chhattisgarh renovation work for Ma Mahamaya Airport in Ambikapur has been done. In Koriya district, Baghel has inaugurated new industrial area in Manendragarh. Rs one crore has been sanctioned for pipeline extension under Jal Aavardhan Yojana of Balod.
