A 235-km Dillirajhara-Rajghat-Jagdalpur Rail line will be laid in two phases. In the first phase, 95-km Dillirajhara-Rajghat Rail line will be laid followed by 140-km Rajghat-Jagdalpur Rail line in the second phase.
This was informed in the Rail line project review meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand here on Wednesday.
The Chief Secretary said that it is an important project for the development of Bastar region. As per the intentions of the Chief Minister, Raman Singh, all the departments concerned have to ensure speedy completion of the work, he said.
Dhand asked the officers of South East Central Railway (SECR), Rail Development Corporation, Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), Forest Department and Revenue Department to solve any problem that might come in the way of the project with mutual coordination and give momentum to the work, so that it could be completed within time limit.
The Chief Secretary asked the Special Secretary, Industries Department to review the project within time limit.
He asked the SECR officials, Rail Development Corporation, Bilaspur and Bhilai Steel Plant to appoint nodal officers for the project, who would maintain necessary co-ordination with the Collector and Divisional Forest Officer (DFO).
The Chief Secretary said to appoint one officer each in Bhanupratappur and Antagarh. Dhand asked the collectors of Balod and Kanker districts to hold review meetings from time to time and to solve problems encountered in the implementation of the project.
He instructed the officers concerned to ensure construction of BSNl tower at Ravghat and Atulkheda lake areas.The Chief Secretary asked the Railways to immediately deposit Rs 1.86 crore with State Forest Department for alternate sapling plantation.
Dhand asked the collectors of Balod and Kanker districts to prepare list of the project affected people and instructed them to take personal interest in distribution of compensation. Principal Secretary, Housing and Environment, N Baijendra Kumar said that the project needs 131 hectares government land, 623 hectare private land and 691 hectare forest land of 42 villages.
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Mudit Kumar Singh said that the Union Environment and Forest Ministry had sanctioned 342-hectare forest land for the project.
Director General of Police (DGP) AN Upadhyay, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Jail and Transport Department NK Aswal, Principal Secretary, Housing and Environment, N Baijendra Kumar, Principal Secretary, Forest, Amitabh Jain, Secretary, Revenue Department KR Pisda, Secretary, Mining, Subodh Kumar Singh, Commissioner, Bastar Division, RP Jain and senior officers from various departments were present in the meeting.