Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday made a surprise visit to Gram Panchayat headquarters Parna coming under Gunderdehi Development Block in Balod district as part of the ongoing ‘lok Suraj’ campaign. Immediately after his arrival, he held a ‘Choupal’ and talked to the residents directly on all the problems relating to the surrounding areas.
Singh asked children to recite ‘pahada’ (Mathematical multiplication tables). The children read out 12 and 13 and 14 ‘pahadas’. The Chief Minister was much impressed by the mathematical knowledge of school children. On the occasion, Singh queried a child and asked him what he wanted to become in future. The kid replied that he wanted to become a soldier and defend the nation.
A girl replied that she wanted to become a teacher and spread education among the masses. Singh offered words of encouragement to the school children and blessed them. The Chief Minister on the occasion sanctioned a Panchayat Bhawan and a Community hall building at Parna and sinking of a tube-well at Ashrit village Nawapara.
He also sanctioned construction of three Nirmala Ghats near three canals at a cost of Rs 2 lakh each and cement concrete roads in the village. Singh also sanctioned a cremation sheds construction at village Parna. The Chief Minister also agreed to the demands of the villagers to sanction laying and upgradation of 25 kilometers of road from Arjunda to the village Juranga.
The citizens requested Singh for irrigation facilities at the village. He instructed the Water Resources Department Superintending Engineer to make a survey as soon as possible. Singh also sanctioned a culvert (small bridge) at village Devgahan to Rouna.