Chief Minister Raman Singh inspected the construction site of a hi-tech bus stand in his home town Kawardha district headquarters on the occasion of Holi and exchanged warm greetings and colours with local people.
Keeping in view the continuous expansion of the city and growing pressure on traffic, this new hi-tech bus stand is being constructed on an area of 10 acres at the cost of Rs 10 crore to ensure smooth and safe traffic movement.
Construction work of first phase is nearing completion, on which Rs 4.40 crore has been spent. For the second phase, Rs 5.29 crore has been sanctioned.
During inspection, Chief Minister directed people to ensure completion of construction work in given time-limit, while abiding by the quality standards.
On the occasion, local MlA Ashok Sahu, District Panchayat President Santosh Patel, Collector Neerak Kumar Bansod, State Youth Commission Ex-President Santosh Pandey and other senior public representatives were also present.