Scenically beautiful Mainpat stands for the confluence of Sargujiha, Bhojpuri and Tibetan culture, with its Buddhist temples having their own identity, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Friday.
He was addressing a gathering after the inauguration of a three-day ‘Mainpat Mahotsav’ near the Ropkhar reservoir. The event will conclude on February 14.
On the occasion, Baghel announced 85 acres of land to establish the Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Research and Study Centre.
A MoU was signed for value addition of Buckwheat (Tau) flour production. The Chief Minister also launched Sarguja Honey Brand and unveiled the annual calendar of gauthan.
Baghel also sanctioned Rs 1 crore for a Police Mess at Mainpat and announced the construction of roads from Kardna to Kadnai and Kenapar to Ghogra, a PG college building at Sitapur and the Sitapur-Mand diversion canal, an official communication said.
He also blessed 51 couples married under the Chief Minister Kanya Vivah Yojana.
Urban Administration Minister Dr Shiv Dahariya, School Education Minister Dr Premsai Singh Tekam and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Amarjeet Bhagat also addressed the gathering.