Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday unveiled a 25 feet statue of Lord Ram at the Rajim Mahotsav site.
He also performed Bhumi Pujan for the developmental works of widening and strengthening the Rajim-Chaubebandha-Navagaon road and the 3.7 km Laxman Jhula access road, an official communication said.
The Triveni Sangam Rajim (confluence of three rivers) is also included in the Ram Vanagaman tourism circuit. The government has given approval to Rs 13.12 crore for the development of the Ram Vanagaman tourism circuit in Rajim. Twenty craftsmen from Odisha carved the statue out of Bilha stone in five months. It has been mounted on an 8 feet pedestal.
Earlier, Baghel reached the Shri Rajiv Lochan Temple, Rajim, and offered prayers. He also offered prayers at the Shri Ram Mandir Sirkatti Ashram in Kutena village of Gariyaband district. Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu and Rajim MLA Amitesh Shukla accompanied him.