About 1,500 panchayat representatives from nine different districts of the State have completed visit of Raipur and Naya Raipur in the first week of ‘Hamar Chhattisgarh’ scheme launched by the State Government on July 1 this year, officials said .
According to officials, in the coming two years, about 1.75 lakh panchayat representatives and members of Nagar Panchayats would be invited on a tour of the new State Capital Naya Raipur and adjoining areas, so that they may observe the development both at Raipur and Naya Raipur.
During the past one week, Panchs-Sarpanchs and Nagar Panchayat members of Rajnandgaon, Kabirdham, Dhamtari, Bemetara, Balod, Durg, Baloda-Bazaar, Gariaband and Raigarh have visited both cities.
Moreover, during the past two days, about 500 panchayat representatives from Raigarh, Gariaband and Baloda Bazaar-Bhatapara visited several important spots in Raipur and Naya Raipur.
They visited Botanical garden, 5D Dome, Mantralaya, Purkhoti Muktangan, Science Center, Vidhan Sabha, Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, Energy Park and Mahant Ghasidas Museum.
Chief Minister Raman Singh had launched the scheme on July 1 this year at Government Hotel Management Institute at Uparwara near Raipur.