Chief Minister Raman Singh on Monday assured that a District and Sessions Court will soon be opened in Narayanpur.
The State Government will take necessary steps in this direction, he said while addressing a public meeting in Narayanpur district headquarters during his ongoing Vikas Yatra in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
On request of public representatives and villagers, the Chief Minister also sanctioned Rs 50 lakh for Ambedkar Park in Narayanpur, and gave permission for widening of 3 kms long main road of Narayanpur district headquarters and for started bus service from capital city Raipur to Orchha (Abujhmad).
At the public meeting, villagers presented 'bow and arrow' to Chief Minister and welcomed him in a traditional manner by adorning turban on his head.
On the occasion, Singh did inauguration, bhumi-pujan and foundation laying of 77 different development and construction works worth nearly Rs 223.34 crore for development of Narayanpur district.
This includes inauguration of 18 completed construction works worth nearly Rs 47.32 crore, and bhumi pujan and foundation laying of 59 works worth nearly Rs 176 crore.
The construction works inaugurated by Chief Minister in Narayanpur include two hostel buildings of 500-seat capacity each for boys and girls separately, indoor stadium, five panchayat buildings, Environment Park, Nal-Jal Yojana works, newly-built girls hostel of 50-seat capacity in polytechnic college, residential quarters, bridges, school buildings etc.
Moreover, the Chief Minister did bhumi pujan and laid foundation of 175-km long roads worth nearly Rs 90 crore under PMGSY, Kendriy Vidyalaya building in Narayanpur, livelihood College building in Orchha block headquarters, power substation of 33KV in Nelvada, power substation of 33/11 capacity in Akabeda and Orchha, Orchha Tehsil Office Building, Girls Hostel, eight road construction works, bridge construction work, cement concrete road, madiya cum community hall and other works.
Singh distributed free bicycles to 2500 labourers, tool kits to 1500 labourers, 200 sewing machine, and e-rickshaws to 20 beneficiaries under various schemes of labour Department.
He also distributed radio sets to 800 Abujhmadiya families and distributed hybrid, vegetable mini kits, seed mini-kits, diesel pumps, electric pumps, egg hatching machines, processing machines to 894 farmers of the district under various schemes of Agriculture Department and solar irrigation pumps to 10 farmers under Saur Sujala Yojana.