Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday ordered the closure of liquor shops located at villages Temri and Banarsi on the demand of more than 60 per cent women of Mana Camp from the next fiscal 2016-17.
The wine shops will be ordered to down their shutters from April 1. Singh gave this order at the weekly ‘Jan-Darshan’ programme at his official residence. He instructed the District Collector to close the liquor shops on a priority basis. Chief Minister met several delegations and individuals from various parts of State.
There are about 850 voters in village Temri near state capital Raipur. A delegation of women submitted a memorandum signed by more than 60 per cent women requesting the Chief Minister to cancel the license of the shops located near Mana Camp.
The delegation claimed that according to Women’s Policy (Mahila Neeti) more than 50 per cent women of village Temri have signed the memorandum to close the liquor shops. They cited many socio-economic issues arising out of liquor addiction. Many families are getting ruined in the process. The memorandum was signed by Sarpanch Tijiya Banjare, Payal Women’s Self-Help Groups, Akansha Women’s Self-Help Groups members and a lot of village women.
Chief Minister Singh sanctioned several developmental projects in villages on the request of people’s representatives and individuals. Many of projects are related to cement concrete roads. Singh sanctioned Rs One lakh for the medical treatment of head constable Talandi Ratnaiah of Dantewada district. He has to undergo kidney transplant surgery. Chief Minister instructed the Director General of Police to sanction the rest of the amount needed for surgery.
Singh took a serious note of the illicit liquor and gambling being carried on at village Narayangarh (Tehsil Dongargaon) in Rajnadgaon district. The villagers of the area complained to the Chief Minister of the various illegal activities in and around the area. Singh directed the complaint to Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police and asked him to act upon it as early as possible.
A delegation of villagers from Narayangarh in a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister mentioned that a man is running a gambling racket in the village and illicit liquor is sold at a village dhaba.
Singh assured the delegation that he will look into the matter. Singh assured another delegation of immediate compensation due to the submergence of land due to the Khatu Tola Barrage at village lalbahadur Nagar.
He ordered the Rajnandgaon District Collector to act upon the matter expeditiously. The Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Narayangarh, Janpad Panchayat members said that the Khatu Tola Barrage construction works had been completed this year. About 400 acres of agriculture land had been submerged due to the barrage.