Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Sunday visited to a forested area Chhindgarh which is a known Naxal heartland for past three decades and unveiled Rs 231 crore infrastructure package to spur development.
Chhindgarh is located in extreme southern tip of the state in Sukma district where leftist insurgents have carried out several deadly attacks in past on police and para-military forces and locally it is classified as Rs no-go area’ for Government officials.
Singh who is heading the BJP government in the state since December 2003, performed bhoomi-poojan and laid foundation stones for various constructions works worth Rs 206 crore while he dedicated four completed construction projects of over Rs 24 crore to public at a function attended by large number of local tribals who defied Maoists diktat.
School Education and Scheduled Tribe welfare Minister Kedar Kashyap, Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda and Bastar lok Sabha MP Dinesh Kashyap attended the function.
Singh also distributed bank cheques under ‘Tendu patta Bonus Tihar’ drive to 550 tribals, provided land patta ownership to 300 tribals and also handed over solar-powered irrigation pumps to 50 local farmers.