Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will formally dedicate the 28th district of state- Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, on February 10, fulfilling the long-time demand and aspirations of local residents.
Chief Minister had made the announcement for formation of new district last year in his Independence Day speech.
The newly constituted district has three Tehsil and three blocks of Gaurela, Pendra and Marwahi. There are total 166 Gram Panchayat, 222 villages and two Nagar Panchayat of Gaurela and Pendra.
The total geographical area of district is 1,68,225 hectares. The total irrigated land is 6290 hectare and non-irrigated in 64,351 hectare. In the new district, under Marwahi State Assembly constituency there are 200 villages and under Kota Assembly constituency there are 25 villages.
Similarly, in Korba Lok Sabha constituency area, there are 200 villages while in Bilaspur Lok Sabha constituency limits there are 25 villages.
The district has its own identity as the first newspaper from Chhattisgarh, ‘Chhattisgarh Mitra’, then in form of monthly magazine was first published in 1900 and edited by Pandit Madhavrao Sapre. It is also enriched with medicinal plants and minerals.
Already, state government has appointed Shikha Rajput and Suraj Singh as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) who will then take over as first district collector and superintendent of police respectively.