Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh, on the fifth day of his fifth phase of Vikas Yatra on Monday, will address a public meeting at Pachpedi village in Masturi development block of Bilaspur district at 11.10 in the morning.
On the occasion, the chief Minister will dedicate and perform bhumi poojan of 22 construction works costing Rs 112 crore. In the meanwhile, he will distribute materials etc under the various schemes of the State Government to more than 21,000 beneficiaries. The construction works to be dedicated by the chief Minister include Farari anicut, Bhanvardih anicut, Jevra lake, Hardi anicut, Rahtator anicut and Khajuri anicut.
He will lay foundation stone of Mayur Sagar lake, Kuli Bachhaur anicut, Bamhanmuda lake, Bohardih anicut, Akola anicut, Barbandha lake, Bhurkunda lake, Sone stopdam, Kukurdi anicut, Jaitpuri lake, Thakurdeva anicut, Parsada lake, Jondhara lake, Pondi lake, Bahmni lake and Jhalmala anicut. The Chief Minister will distribute cycles and sewing machines to more than 1,300 labourers and women workers at Pachpedi. Food and Consumer Protection Department will distribute ration cards to about 20,000 families. Revenue and Disaster Management Department will give away free Naksha-khasra and B-1 to about 200 farmers. Women of tendupatta collector families will be given sari and bonus through forest department, education department will distribute uniform to students. The chief Minister will distribute wheelchair etc to five physically challenged people.
According to the scheduled programme, the chief Minister will reach Pachpedi from Kharsiya in Raigarh district by helicopter at 11.10 am, from where he will leave for Masturi on Vikas Rath. After attending welcome meetings there, he will leave for Baloda in Janjgir-Champa district by helicopter and attend public meeting and other programmes there. The chief Minister will leave Baloda at 3.40 pm to Pamgarh by helicopter, 5.45 pm Shivrinarayan, 6.15 Kheira and 6.40 Navagarh. He will reach Janjgir district headquarters at 7.45 pm and will have night halt there.