Keeping in view of the guidelines of the Centre and the state government about physical distancing, wearing masks and cleanliness, works under the MGNREGA scheme started in different districts of the state.
Amid the country wide lockdown continuing as preventive measures for containment of Covid-19, with intention to strengthen the rural economy, the works have been undertaken, an official release said.
In Janjgir-Champa district, 4,423 villagers are being provided work in 347 village panchayats through 1,155 works, it said.
A total of Rs 3.23 crore has been paid as wages.
Works have been undertaken in 473 villages of nine blocks of Raigarh district. More than 1,512 works have been sanctioned in which 12,684 workers have been employed , the release said.
In all the nine blocks of district, on demand of villagers, the work had started mainly provide economic security for the villages, said officials of the district panchayat and rural development department.
It includes expansion of irrigation facilities, water conservation and water storage like deepening of ponds, construction of canal and stop-dams and others, they said.
In the current fiscal year, the workers will be paid Rs 190 per worker per day.
The department is providing masks, hand-washing facility and ensuring physical distance among the workers, and officials are also inspecting the work on a regular basis.