Development works related to basic facilities including electricity, water, roads, community buildings, gardens and cleanliness of towns and cities must be expedited, said Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday.
The Urban Administration and Development Department has sanctioned Rs 112 crores for Bhilai-Charoda, Risali, Birgaon and other urban bodies for such projects.
The development works have been undertaken to renovate the existing amenities of the urban bodies, an official statement said.
These include lighting the streets, widening roads, constructing parks, multi-storey parking, water drainage and management of waste water.
The other works include upgrading public health arrangement and sanitation, housing for the poor and provision of door-to-door drinking water.
The funds have been sanctioned for the Municipal Corporations of Birgaon, Bhilai, Risali and Bhilai-Charoda as well as Municipal Councils of Jamul, Khairagarh, Khairagarh, Sarangarh, Baikunthpur and Shivpur Charcha.
Similarly, Rs 3 crores each has been sanctioned for Nagar Panchayats of Maro, Kota, Bhairamgarh, Bhopalpatnam, Narharpur and Premnagar.