Tourism Minister Ajay Chandrakar on Tuesday informed the Assembly that the State Tourism department has been constructing a total of 37 motels in the State and further said that of the total construction 27 motels have been completed as on December 31, 2013 and 10 remained incomplete.
He said 19 motels had been handed over for operation, whereas, six motels were run by the Tourism Board. In a written reply to a question raised by leader of Opposition TS Singhdeo, Chandrakar said that the 10 incomplete motels were in Sontarai in Sarguja district, Teerathgarh in Bastar, Pandarapadh and Kunkuri in Jashpur, Sarodhadadar Resort in Kabirdham, Kabir Chabutara Resort, Ambarapani Resort and Rajmergarh Resort in Bilaspur, Ramjharna Botalda in Raigarh and Koyaba Udanti Resort of Gariyaband district.
Out of which, construction of Teerathgarh Motel had been started in 2005, Sontarai and Koyaba in 2006 and Sarodhadadar, Kabir Chabutara, Aanvlapani, Rajmedhgarh and Ramjharna Resort in 2007.
The 19 motels handed over to other institutions and persons on managerial agreement for operation are Singarbhat (Kanker), Kendri (Raipur), Aasana (Jagadalpur), Kulikota (Janjgir-Champa), Tumdibod (Rajnandgaon), Rajim (Raipur), Kampa (Mahasamund), Sargaon (Bilaspur), Bhattagaon (Dhamtari), Konkona (Korba), Nathiya Navagaon (Kanker), Raigarh, Chadhirma (Ambikapur), Kawardha, Manatuta (Raipur), Kondagaon (Bastar), Khapri (Durg)a, Nagarnar (Jagadalpur) and Chirguda (Korea).
Process is on the hand over Haram Dantewada on managerial agreement. Motel in Keshkal is under the control of Central Reserve Police Force, he said.