nChhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday named the Agriculture College Chervapara in Baikunthpur after Dr Ramchandra Singh Deo while participating in the functions organized in the college premises.
He also announced the sanction for opening of a Government College at Nagpur in Korea district and a Horticulture College at Chirimiri. The demand was raised by Bharatpur-Sonhat MLA Gulab Kamro and Manendragarh MLA Vinay Jaiswal respectively.
The Chief Minister, on his first leg of a visit to Korea district, was taking part in a function organized at Agriculture College Chervapara. He dedicated works totalling `212.35 crores, including 80 construction projects worth `68.21 crores.
He distributed goods and financial aid worth `3.23 crores to 61 beneficiaries.
Baghel also inaugurated Multi-utility centres in village Ghughra and Pusla of Sonhat block in Korea district. The centre in village Ghughra has been developed for `40.19 lakh and the one in village Pusla for `22.84 lakh.
He visited the gothan in Ghughra where he was accorded a traditional welcome with khumari and plough.
Various activities are being conducted in these multi-utility centres including paver block, fly ash bricks and pole manufacturing, chain link, customer hiring centre (CHC), mini rice mill and footwear industry through which 96 families of nine self-help groups earn livelihood.