Chief Minister Raman Singh inaugurated and performed bhumi-pujan of 21 development works worth nearly Rs 100 crore in the public meeting held at playground of Government Higher Secondary School Hringirishi in the district on Wednesday.
This includes extension work of 22-km long Nagri distributary of Sondhur canal till Dugli and renewal work of 61-km long road from Dhamtari to Nagri worth Rs 60.53 crore.
The Chief Minister said that he had sanctioned canal related demand of people during lok Suraaj campaign, and now he is happy that now that the demands are being made the lifeline of this area will transform.
Singh also announced upgrading of Kukrel from Up-Tehsil to Tehsil.
The Chief Minister said that Chhattisgarh has been a leading state in the country in terms of implementation of various schemes such as Prime Minister Housing Scheme and Ujjwala Scheme.
This is the reason why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mentioned multiple times about Dhamtari district in his speeches and the decision of converting narrow railway line from Kendri to Dhamtari into broad gauge railway line has been taken, Singh said.
Development of this broad gauge line, worth nearly Rs 550 crore, will open doors of all-round development for the entire region, the Chief Minister said.
He said that Chhattisgarh is the only state of the country, which distributed bonus worth Rs 700 crore to persons engaged in collection of tendupatta. Wages of tendupatta collectors have been gradually increased from Rs 800 per standard bag to Rs 1500 per standard bag and finally to Rs 2500 per standard bag at present.
The Chief Minister informed people about the two upcoming schemes, saying that 50 lakh citizens of Chhattisgarh will be provided smartphones in coming four months. For this, work of cable line laying and improvement of connectivity is underway at an accelerated pace.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is starting Bharat Ayushman Yojana, which will provide free healthcare facility worth up to Rs 5 lakh every year to 37 lakh poor families of Chhattisgarh.
Singh distributed 'Aabaadi patta' to 13,722 beneficiaries and goods and cheques worth Rs 33 lakh to 1071 beneficiaries on behalf of labour Department.
The Chief Minister distributed umbrellas, radios and diesel pump to 301 Kamaar families.
He also distributed paddy bonus worth Rs 104 crore to 80,000 farmers.
On the occasion, Panchayat and Rural Development, Health and Family Welfare and Parliamentary Works Minister Ajay Chandrakar presided over the programme.