Chief Minister Raman Singh on Thursday directed Kabirdham District Collector to deal with water shortage problems in 16 villages of the district.
He was meeting farmers from Kabirdham district during his weekly 'Jandarshan' programme at his official residence here.
The farmers of a total of sixteen villages have complained to the Chief Minister that due to paucity of rains for the past couple of years there is severe shortage of drinking water and crops had been damaged.
Singh directed the District Collector to fill the village tanks with Saroda water reservoir and water from stop dam on Sakri river at village Nevari.
The farmers were from Paneka, Biranpur, ltipur, Kandsara, Bisanpura, Budkuda, Pendra, Khaira, Dhudhiya, Baiji, Gnanpur, Dasrangpur, Baharmuda, Heerapur, and Chorbhatti villages. The Chief Minister also directed the district officials to conduct a survey of the crops in the villages and prepare a report.
Singh also sanctioned seven developmental works at a cost of Rs23 lakh at various villages on the demands of villagers and people's representatives. He approved medical assistance to the 23 needy poor patients who were afflicted with serious ailments.
Meanwhile, 23 patients had been referred to the Raipur Government hospital for free medical assistance at the Jandarshan prohgramme.
A delegation of gram panchayat Beloda Developmental block Doundi in district Balod district in a complaint mentioned that they had not been paid wages under the MGNREGA. Singh immediately called up the Balod District Collector and asked to release the wages to the villagers without any further delay.
Biswal a patient from village Kachandur Development block Gunderdehi District Balod in a memorandum requested Singh to sanction funds for the operation of his defective Retina from the Sanjeevni Trust.
The Chief Minister ordered the Health Department officials to release the amount as soon as possible. Santosh Sahu of Durg was sanctioned free medical treatment at the Medical College Hospital. A 7-year-old deaf girl from village Chilfi Bemetara district was provided with free medical treatment at the Raipur Hospital.
Village Sakri-Jawa Sarpanch Santan of Development Block Arang in Raipur district in a memorandum requested the Chief Minister to sanction the construction of a building for Fair Price shop and Mukti Dham.
The memorandum was directed to Panchayat and Rural Development Department. Village Malda Sarpanch (Sarangarh Developmental Block) Rameshwari requested the Chief Minister for a boundary wall at Mahanadi ghat for the security of Children's Ashram and Girls' Hostel from the regular flood waters.
A farmers' delegation from village Tulsi Development block Arang informed the Chief Minister that the farmers had been paid Rs2.14 lakh compensation towards the land taken away for Nisda-Samoda canal diversion .
The farmers urged Singh to pay higher compensation for the land taken over by the State. He instructed the Raipur District Collector to look into the matter as early as possible and settle the matter amicably.