Chief Minister Raghubar Das Saturday promised to provide pure drinking water to all by 2021 and electricity in every village by 2018 stressing on his pledge to make Jharkhand a power hub soon.
“All Jharkhand villages will get electricity by 2018 and each and every one will get potable water by 2021. Jharkhand will soon become a power hub and in this move Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a 4000 MW power station at Jamshedpur on April 24 this year,” said Das.
The CM said that the Elctrosteel plant will be reopened soon at Chandankiyari so that a large number of people get employment opportunity here. He also announced that a sum of `139 crore has been sanctioned for Gorai Barrage to benefit the farmers of the area.
Das was addressing people at the inauguration ceremony of a three-day ‘Bhairabh Mahotsav’ that kicked off with traditional notes at Bhairavh Sthan, Bhojodih at Chandankiyari, about 42 kms from the district headquarters of Bokaro on Saturday.
Organised by the state tourism department, to give more exposure and to enhance Bhairavh Sthan as a tourist spot, this festival took a colourful start.
“We are trying to enhance the tourism in the state by promoting the indigenous art and culture of Jharkhand. This festival will prove a milestone for state tourism industry,” said the CM.
Sharing his vision of inclusive growth of Jharkhand, Das enumerated Government’s priorities and promised for transparent governance. He urged people to come forward to eliminate corruption and support administration for holistic development of the State.
Several artists from Jharkhand and other parts of the country will perform here. Famous artist Kailash Kher, Kumar Sanu, famous Baul music maestro Purna Chandra Das, Tijan Bai, including others will enthrall the audiences during the three-day festival.
Besides Cand and Paika dance, Food Festival, Sports Festival, Art and Cultural Fair and Vikash Mela are also scheduled to be organised during this three-day event.