A Sports Complex would be built at a cost of Rs2.80 crore in Jashpur town, Chief Minister Raman Singh announced on Wednesday. The Chief Minister while on a day-long tour of the district participated in various programmes at Jashpur district headquarters.In one of the programmes, Singh blessed 351 couples, who got married under the ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivaah Yojana’ at a community marriage ceremony.
The scheme is meant for the girls of poor and deprived sections of the society.About 84 developmental works worth Rs134 crore were dedicated to the people in Jashpur district by the Chief Minister on the occasion.The works included Rs87.20 crore newly-constructed State Government buildings, roads, culverts and laid the foundation stones and performed bhoomi pujan of works worth Rs47.23 crore.
Most of the development works are related to Rural Engineering Services, Public Works Department, Police, Public Health Engineering,Water Resources, Agriculture departments. Singh dedicated ‘Nal-Jal’ Yojana works worth Rs36.36 lakh at Kadro village and Rs76.66 lakh at Nanhensar village.
Singh also dedicated Rs2.13 crore Government College building at Tapkara village, District library building constructed at a cost of Rs35.51 lakh at district headquarters Jashpur, ITI building constructed at a cost of Rs2.12 crore at Tapkara, another ITI building at Kunkhuri village.
The Chief Minister also dedicated a police station constructed at a cost of Rs1 crore at Kunkhuri village and another police station building built at a cost of Rs2 crore at Narayanpur. He laid foundation stones and performed bhoomi pujans of many irrigation projects, colleges, schools and ITI buildings in the region.