The artisans residing in the cottage village ‘Ektaal’ would soon be receiving residential facility in the district headquarters.
The Raigarh district administration is giving final shape to the announcement made by Chief Minister Raman Singh five years ago regarding provision of housing units to the artisans.
The artisans who have made a mark in the global marketplace with their talent are likely to receive the houses within a year. The housing units would be constructed by the Chhattisgarh Housing Board under the ‘Atal Awas Yojana’ for the artisans. The houses would also have the facility of the ‘slab’ and the workshops.
Earlier, as per the announcement of the Chief Minister, there was a plan to construct 110 houses but the government has started the process of constructing 58 housing units for the artisans.
Raigarh SDM Tirthraj Agarwal alongwith Executive Engineer of the Chhattisgarh Housing Board S K Gupta besides other officers had already visited ‘Ektaal’ on Thursday last.