CHHATTISGARH

Ramnarayan Shrivas, a student of a hamlet in Korba district, got admission to a Sports academy in Bilaspur on the initiative of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

He can achieve his dream of becoming a good athlete after completing his training.

Shrivas of Bastipara Baniya village had a special interest in athletics. In school, he stood first in 800 meters race and second in 1,500 meters race. But due to a lack of proper training, he could not make it to the state-level competitions.

During the Bhent-Mulaqat programme of the Chief Minister in village Pipariya, Shrivas interacted with Baghel. Baghel promised him that he would be recommended to get admission into the Bahtarai Sports Academy in Bilaspur.

As per the cabinets decision, under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, only local residents of Bastar and Sarguja divisions would be eligible for recruitment on the vacancies ofGrade-IIIand Grade-IV posts and this decision will be enforced till December 31, 2023. The state cabinet has also decided to increase the rebate on guideline rates of the properties of municipal corporations and their areas by 10 % which means, now 40 % rebate would be provided on guideline rates instead of 30 %.

To encourage plantation in Chhattisgarh, draft concerning the amendment in previous rules for felling of trees in private sector under Chief Minister Plantation Promotion Scheme was approved.

Rajasthanchief ministerAshok Gehlot’s request to hisChhattisgarhcounterpartBhupesh Baghelseeking intervention for expediting necessary clearances for coal blocks has kicked up a row with Environment groups.

The groups are demanding to declare the entire Hasdeo forest region as a protected area to prevent mining operations that have led to human-elephant conflict in the northern part of the state.

The Union Government, in 2015, had allocated three coal blocks in Chhattisgarh to Rajasthan RajyaVidyut UtpadanNigam Limited (RVNUL) but only one of them has been able to commence production.

The other two blocks were stuck in delays. Rajasthan government points out that 15 million tonnes of coal is being produced from Parsa East and Kanta Basan block and making the other two coal blocks operational will double the production. Besides, it is being pointed out that the Parsa coal block has the potential to produce 5 million tonnes per annum of coal. Similarly, Kente Extension can give an additional 9 million tonnes per annum.

The Chhattisgarhia Olympics now underway is reviving traditional games among the people. Two of its six legs are over and the final stage will be held in Raipur on January 6.

The government is committed to conserving and protecting the tradition and culture of Chhattisgarh, it said.

It is also striving to preserve traditional games like kancha, bhawra, kabaddi, kho-kho, langdi race, 100 m. race, chair race, pitthul, gedi race, billas , gilli danda and long jump.

An inter-state dispute is apparently brewing betweenChhattisgarhandMadhya Pradeshover theJwaleshwar Mahadevtemple, located on the border.

Chhattisgarh claims that it takes care of and Police forces required during temple festivals and thetemple committeealso constitutes natives of the state, the neighbouring statesAmarkantak Nagar Parishadhas stamped its number on the temple wall.

The dispute erupted when Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh in the year 2000 and both the states claimed that the Jwaleshwar Mahadev temple was on their land.

After introducing the unique cash-for-cow-dung scheme, Congress government inChhattisgarhis ready to launch yet another scheme for procuring cow urine at a price of Rs 4 per litre as part of its effort to generate income for farmers as well as to ensure sustainable cow protection across the state.

The scheme is to be launched on the occasion of Hareli Tihar on July 28. Bhupesh Baghel’s government says it is for the first time that any government has come up with a scheme to procure bovine urine by extending its Gaudhan Nyay Yojana.

Gaudhan Nyay Mission director Ayyaz Tamboli has directed all district collectors to make necessary arrangements for the same.

The procured cow urine would be used for the preparation of pest control products and natural liquid fertiliser with the help of self-help Women groups. This will reduce the cost of Fertilizers in farming and the use of liquid fertilizers in fields.

The departments of animal husbandry and Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture science centre would impart special training for the same to select women groups.

Chhattisgarh was the first state in the country to launch the unique Gaudhan Nyay Yojana on June 25, 2020, on the occasion of Hareli festival. Presently, the state is procuring cow dung from the cattle rearers at Rs two per kilogram and the procured cow dung is being used to prepare vermicompost for .

The aim is to boost institutional efforts to make the tribals economically and socially self-reliant. This is possible by ensuring overall development with regular EMPLOYMENT opportunities.

Appreciating the Chhattisgarh government, he said it has done good work of covering 57 forest minor produce under the minimum support price.

Taking part in the oath taking ceremony of the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB), Baghel said Lord Ram spent the maximum period of his 14 years in exile in the state.

Keeping this in view, the government has decided to beautify the Kaushalya temple at Chandrakhuri in Raipur district. The mythological Sheorinarayan is also being developed as a heritage site. Similarly, a 10 sq km area in Sirpur houses the ancient Buddha Vihar which includes Buddha age idols and ruins. This place was of international importance. The world also wants to understand the primitive tribes in the state, and so their places of habitation should be developed as a tourist spot.