Chief Secretary Ajay Singh on Monday chaired a meeting to discuss shifting government offices existing in the under construction Oxy Zone in the city.
The ‘Oxy Reading Zone’ will be developed in the city similar to high-tech facilities available in Mukherjee Nagar and Delhi University and several other places of the national capital to provide conducive environment for enabling students prepare for competitive examinations in Central India.
The ‘Oxy reading zone’ would be built at a cost of Rs 8 crore wherein Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) will provide necessary assistance in implementing the project .
An indoor and outdoor reading zone would be developed along with well-equipped G+3 (ground+ three storey) reading tower facility for the aspirants whereas saplings of Peepal, Neem etc will be planted besides construction of platform, land scape, garden would be developed on the premises of outer campus of the ‘Oxy reading zone’.
The ‘Oxy Reading Zone’ would have free wi-fi connectivity for the aspirants besides a reading zone, library, e-library, Reprography section, discussion section, multi-media room would be constructed besides the facility of book store, stationary, Computer Centre and two cafeterias whose income will assist for successfully operating the ‘Oxy reading zone’.
An ‘Oxy-zone’ would be established in every district of Chhattisgarh with public participation, Chief Minister Raman Singh had announced in July last year.
He made the announcement while inaugurating the massive State-level sapling plantation drive at Thanod village under Hariyar Chhattisgarh programme in Naya Raipur last year.
Singh said that if citizens themselves want to carry out plantations in an acre of land out of 10 acres, the Forest Department will provide the saplings.