Two new revenue districts will come into existence in Chhattisgarh from Saturday with the launch of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh and Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
Baghel had announced the formation of three new districts in his Independence Day speech this year. On Friday he inaugurated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district.
The decision will not only benefit the common people but also lead to radical changes in these areas, accelerating their development, an official communication said.
Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai will be carved out of Rajnandgaon district. It will be the 31st district of Chhattisgarh. The inaugural programme will be held at the Raja Fateh Singh Sports Ground at Khairagarh.
On this occasion, Baghel will unveil 95 development works worth Rs 364 crores. Moreover, goods worth Rs 37 lakh will be distributed to 213 beneficiaries under various schemes.
Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai district will be in Durg division. Its population is 3,68,444 and it has 494 villages and three urban bodies.
The district will have two sub-divisions Khairagarh and Gandai-Chhuikhadan, three tehsils- Gandai, Chhuikhadan, Khairagarh and two development blocks Chhuikhadan and Khairagarh. It has an area of 1,18,183 hectares.
Similarly, the headquarter of the Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district will be Sarangarh, located on the Raigarh-Raipur state highway 200. An airstrip is located there since the time it was a princely state.
Sarangarh-Bilaigarh has been formed comprising the sub-division Sarangarh, Tehsil Sarangarh and Barmakela of district Raigarh in Bilaspur division and sub-division-Bilaigarh and Tehsil Bilaigarh of district Balodabazar-Bhatapara in Raipur division.
According to the 2011 census, the population of the district is 6,17,252. It has 759 villages and 349 gram Panchayats.