Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday heard the grievances of large number of citizens at his weekly 'Jandarshan' programme at his official residence here.
He instructed the officials to act upon the complaints as early as possible. About 1300 citizens from various parts of the State met the Chief Minister.
Singh sanctioned 17 development works worth Rs 94 lakh on the requests of villagers.
The sanctioned works include 10 cement concrete roads, four bridges, tow community halls and one road to 'Muktidham', he said.
Parliamentary Secretary Motiram Chandrawanshi was also present.
The Chief Minister also sanctioned the free treatment of 11 seriously ill patients at the Raipur-based Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital.
He also sanctioned funds from the Sanjeevni Trust for the immediate treatment of two seriously ill patients.
Fifty-five diabetic and sick cell patients were also tested at the programme.
A delegation of villagers from Mudena gram panchayat of Mahasamund district in a memorandum complained that they are facing problem of pollution due to the mining of stones from Farsi Pathar.
The dust, soil and stones from the near-by are dumped in the Mahanadi river. The owners of the mines are violating the pollution norms, they complained.
Singh called upon the Mahasmund Collector to settle the issue as early as possible.
A delegation of Nayapara locality in Raipur in a memorandum complained that some people at Gol Bazar are illegally filling 40-50 small domestic gas cylinders. They are polluting the vicinity with the lPG .
The Chief Minister called upon the Collector to inquire into the matter and resolve it without any delay.
A group of villagers from Amlidih in Balod district invited the Chief Minister to attend the naming ceremony of the Government High School .
The delegation informed the Chief Minister that the school had been named after former teacher Bansilal Bharadwaj. A statue of late Jogiram Koreti , who had donated the land to the school, had been installed.
Singh thanked the delegation for the invite and wished them a bright future.
Sunil Kumar Tank, resident of the capital, informed the Chief Minister , that he had a library of CDs about 2, 500 old films.
He had been collecting the films for the past 30 years and requested the Chief Minister to order the preservation of these old films. Singh assured him of all possible help in preserving the films.