CHHATTISGARH

Along the lines of Sevagram village model developed in Maharashtra’s Wardha,Chhattisgarhgovernment will develop a ‘Sevagram village’ inNaya Raipur. For this, 76.5 acres of land has been earmarked.
The project will seek to work as the vision ofMahatma Gandhi’s Gram Swaraj. A ‘second Home‘ for the elderly and a school for the underprivileged will also be set up in Sevagram, said Baghel.

The site also has two canals in an area of about five acres. Sevagram will be set up in the remaining 75 acres of land. Sewagram will be developed in such a way that there is a glimpse of the traditional rural building style of Chhattisgarh. Locally available construction materials will be used. The roads inside the ashram will also be in harmony with the rural Environment. The entire area will be full of greenery till the service village.

For this, three hectares of land has been allotted by the in the Lalpur village in GPM district.

Diploma and degree programs will be conducted by the centre set up by the university, which will include various EMPLOYMENT oriented e-skill courses as per the guidelines of the National Skill Qualification Framework. Along with this, the service of market linkage and credit linkage will be provided to the candidates willing to establish self-employment with help of this centre.

Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar said the construction has been done for water conservation in the forest regions under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). They will treat about 12.69 lakh hectares of land.

The Centre gives financial assistance to states under CAMPA to promote afforestation and regeneration activities as a way of compensating for forest land diverted to non-forest uses, the Minister said.

For 2019-20, water conservation works worth Rs 160.95 crores were done and 1,829 km of drains were treated. Around 4.84 hectares of land would benefit from this, he said.

Similarly, for 2020-21, construction works for water conservation is going on. This will cover 4,160 km of drains.

Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra Singh has informed that Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) was launched in the year 2015 by the Prime Minister with the objective of providing concrete houses to every citizen of the country. Under various components of the scheme, 8.37 lakh houses have been approved in the state. Out of these, the houses of 3.33 lakh beneficiaries have been completed. The construction of the remaining houses is also in progress. Several innovations have been made for effective implementation of the scheme in Madhya Pradesh. Pattas of residential land has also been provided to landless families.

Fertilizers, seeds are distributed to the farmers from . Now Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojna, Godhan Nyay Yojana,Minor Forest Produce Procurement etc. have also become the part of cooperative movement. Chhattisgarh is becoming a model state for farmer-friendly schemes.

New Cooperative Societies have been constituted for the convenience of farmers. He informed that the number of committees in the state has increased from 1,300 to 2,058. Farmers loans were waived off. Farmers are being economically empowered through Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana and Mukhyamantri Godhan Nyay Yojana.

The fund would be utilized to augment facilities in Swami Atmanand English and Hindi medium Schools which have opened in the state to provide quality Education to the students of underprivileged communities, the communiqu said.

In the same bid, the Chhattisgarh Accelerated Learning for a Knowledge economy Operation (CHALK) project has been commenced to improve education across all grades and to address the growing demand for science and commerce studies at the senior secondary level.

Under this project, residential facilities for students and teachers will be provided for the schools situated in remote locations.

The project will help develop and operate about 600 model schools from Class 1 to 12 and encourage science and commerce education at the secondary level.

A geotechnical evaluation of Bauxite deposits will be carried out in Chhattisgarh. TheChhattisgarhCouncil of Science and Technology (CGCOST),Raipur, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research, Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC), Ministry of Mines, Government of India, on Wednesday for the project Geotechnical Evaluation of Bauxite Reserves in Chhattisgarh.
As a part of this project, both the institutes will prepare a district-wise digital Database of laterite and bauxite deposits using geo-referenced maps and conduct geotechnical assessment of bauxite and laterite deposits located in Chhattisgarh with the help of Space Technology.

The aluminium is facing a shortage of good grade raw Ore and bauxite mining industries use aluminium in various forms and processes. This project will benefit the industry.

Visitors atBiodiversity Parklocated in Talpuri ofDurgdistrict will soon have a mesmerizing glimpse of pond filled with lotuses and an open theatre right next to it besides enjoying relaxing and soothing sounds ofbirdschirping.

An open theatre will be developed in the park and arrangement of boating will be done in the pond besides developing the pond as a Lotus Pond.

The place is a magnificent wetland and will definitely make a better natural habitat for the regular birds and migratory birds. In future, this park will become the Home to birds like Paradise Fly Catcher, Greyhornbill and Whistling Ducks.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said Women Empowerment through livelihood centres in Gauthans will also strengthen Chhattisgarh.

He said this while visiting the Kurud Assembly constituency in Dhamtari district. The visit began with an inspection of the Hanchalpur Gauthan.

A shed worth Rs 71.91 lakhs has been built as part of the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Industrial Park scheme to ensure livelihood for people in rural areas. Women’s self-help groups are run various income-generating activities in the Gauthan.

The Gauthan has a unit for to produce paint from cow dung. The Chanchal Women’s Self-Help Group is operating it. So far, they have produced 1,200 liters of cow dung paint, of which 300 liters have been sold generating an income of Rs 67,500.

In addition, the women’s group has purchased 730.68 quintals of cow dung for organic manure production. This has resulted in an income of Rs 2.72 lakh for the group.

The Mahamaya Kisan Abhiruchi Women’s Self-Help Group has produced 35.24 quintals of vermicompost at the Hanchalpur Gauthan, leading to a profit of Rs 5,51,000.

In addition, mushroom cultivation, goat farming, farming, sale of eggs and fish farming are being carried out here, making women financially stronger.

With surge in recovery rate to 82.5%,Chhattisgarhgovernment claimed that in past some days93,476 people have recovered against reported 92,240 positive cases in state. Among them, 6,721 recovered from Covid hospitals and Covid care centres and 86,755 from Home isolation. A total of 93 percent ofpatientsrecovered from home isolation.

Additional medical Oxygen is also being supplied to other states to help the needy patients.
Explaining steady decline medical oxygen in Chhattisgarh due to better conditions ofCoronainfection and treatment.