Announcing the good news for sports lover Chief Minister Raman Singh said that first Astroturf (Artificial Grass) Hockey ground of the State would soon be compleated in Rajnandgaon headquarters costing Rs 24 crore. Construction works of the ground is near completion, and it would be dedicated shortly to the games lovers of the State, he said.
Rajnandgaon is known in all over the country as Hockey’s nursery, as it has been a most preferred game of the districts ever since I know. We have to bring forward young sports’ talents in State. For this purpose Astroturf ground is being prepared, Dr. Singh added. It is informed in an official statement issued here on Friday.
Chief Minister was addressing a massive public rally at Motipur ward of Rajnandgaon during his intensive public relation drive on Friday. He addressed equally big public gathering at Chikhali ward also.
At Motipur ward, he accorded sops of various development works worth Rs 1crore and perform Bhoomi pujan for various construction works. He also dedicated building for weavers’ workshop of worth Rs 6 lakhs, performed bhoomi pujan for seven new construction works of worth Rs 97 lakhs.
Dr Singh stressed in his address that development of Rajnandgaon City and district will never see the dearth of funds. Government is conducting many development schemes for betterment and happiness of every class of the society in the State, so that every citizen should feel that, it is their own Government and its working for them, he added.
Assuring the people he said, In recent years many significant works have been done at Motipur ward to solve the drinking water problem, 80 per cent problems were solved and remaining 20 per cent would also be solved shortly. Dr Singh said that 502 new ration cards were also issued under the Chhattisgarh food and nutrition security act, in the names of women. He congratulated women for this change.
Singh has informed the people that in Rajnandgaon region,works worth Rs 12 crores for electrifications have also been accorded under the ‘Mukhyamantri Shahari Vidutikaran Yojana’ for development and extension of the scheme. 149 new transformers are also being installed under such scheme, he said. CM also distributed 35 bicycles and 19 sewing machines to women on this occasion.
Mp Madhusudan Yadav also addressed public gathering. Among present on the occasion along with public representatives were Chairman Civil Supply Corporation lila Ram Bhojwani, Khubchand Parakh and MlA Kheduram Sahu.