Chief Minister Raman Singh asked management of the under construction Nagarnar Steel Plant to provide employment to those whose land have been acquired and who have been displaced due to the plant and solve all such pending cases within a month. He also announced to give adequate compensation to those who are killed in the attack of wild tuskers in elephant menace hit Surguja division.
The chief minister, while holding meeting of all four development authorities Thursday in Mahanadi Bhawan (Mantralaya) at Naya Raipur, lauded the role of Bastar and South Area Tribal Development Authority, Surguja and North area Tribal Development Authority, Scheduled Castes Development Authority and Chhattisgarh State Rural area Development Authority terming them as a viable forum for taking quick decisions and to spearhead development in their respective areas. Chhattisgarh had constituted these development authorities as a special initiative and that proved a success as well, Dr Singh said.
He also reviewed progress of the development projects sanctioned under the fund allocated for these development authorities with public representatives, officials and employees of the respective bodies.
In the meeting of Bastar Development Authority the chief minister asked National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), which is setting Nagarnar steel plant, officials to provide job to all affected families without much delay and instructed the divisional commissioner to ensure that rehabilitation norms of the State Government is followed fully.
In the Surguja Development Authority meet the chief minister asked the officials to complete the formality of the proposed medical college at Ambikapur. He also ordered to pay adequate compensation to the family members of those who have been killed in elephant attack.