Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reached remote tribal dominated village Durgapur in Satna district on Saturday. He offered prayers at Thakur Dev ka Chabootara and met the women of self-help groups and Ladli Laxmis. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan went to the house of tribal Shri Kalyan Singh and had traditional Bagheli food.
Chouhan inaugurated construction works costing Rs. 10 crore 73 lakhs at the Hitgrahi Sammelan organized in Durgapur village. In the beginning of the programme, he also performed kanya-pujan.
The Chief Minister said that no stone will remain unturned in the development of Raigaon area. All the announcements made during the jandarshan will be fulfilled. Our government will return the love given by the people of Durgapur with interest in the form of development works in the area. A dam will be built on the Imraha drain for the development of agriculture in the village.
Chouhan said that Collector and DFO should work together to find a way out related to the 35 hectares of forest land that would come under submergence due to dam construction. A dam will be built here by giving revenue land instead of forest land. To solve the problem of drinking water in the village, water from Bansagar will be taken to Durgapur in Phase-2 of ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’. Every house will get pure tap water. Chief Minister Chouhan said that two rooms would be constructed in Thakur Baba’s temple and Kali Devi temple. Solar power plant can also be considered on the vacant land near Durgapur.
Chouhan said that due to vaccinations and precautionary measures taken against Corona infection, there has not been much harm in the third wave. Everyone must get the Corona vaccine and also take precautions. The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has saved all of us from a crisis by giving free vaccines. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan directed that after celebrating the Anna-Utsav on the 7th of every month, food grains should be distributed to ration card holders. Those who commit irregularities in the distribution of food grains should be sent to jail. Collectors should regularly monitor all ration shops. Chouhan directed to get the fair price shop of Dureha and the construction works done by the Gram Panchayat checked. The Superintending Engineer Electricity Board was instructed to install transformers as per requirement after surveyin Durgapur,
He said that Swa-rozgar Diwas would be celebrated every month to promote self-employment. Self-help groups will be given the task of making clothes for school children and preparing nutritious food. Chouhan said that 574 families of Durgapur and nearby villages are rearing goats. Collectors should provide the benefit of loans and grants from banks to strengthen their businesses.
The eligible families, who have been deprived of the benefits of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, should be given the benefit of the scheme by conducting a survey in the Awas Plus scheme. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that every village should make a plan for the development of their village by celebrating Gram Diwas once in a year.