The new district of Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki will come into being in Chhattisgarh on Friday. It will be carved out of Rajnandgaon district as a new administrative unit.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's announcement on constituting the district had ignited joy among the people of the forest areas in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki.
A government official said the area was known for Naxalite activities for a long time but now this region would undergo rapid development.
Mohala-Manpur is a tribal dominated region, rich in natural forest wealth and with abundance of minor forest produce.
Geographically, the new district is bordered by Tehsil Chhuria of district Rajnandgaon in the north, Tehsil Durgkondal and Pakhanjur in district Kanker in the south, Tehsil Daundi in the east and Daundi Lohara in district Balod and Maharashtra in the west.
Ambagarh Chowki, Mohla and Manpur are the three tehsils in the new unit.
Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki has 499 villages and its geographical area is 2,14,667 hectares. The total population is 2,83,947. The Scheduled Tribes form 1,79,662 or 63.27 percent.
Three new districts were announced with a view to bring the administration closer to public and to step up development in the region.