CGPCS Prelims and Mains Notes, CGPCS Test Series
CHHATTISGARH Mahanadi row must be ended politically, not legally The Mahanadi, which is the most important river for Odisha, is an interstate river. The total catchment area of the Mahanadi basin is 141,600 square kilometers, of which 54% is in Chhattisgarh, 46% in Odisha. In the monsoon, the Mahanadi’s discharge is almost the same as that of … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Cm Lauds Wrd In Augmenting Irrigation Capacity Chief Minister Raman Singh has lauded the achievement of Water Resources Department in developing irrigation capacity for more than one lakh hectares area in Chhattisgarh within a year in the first phase of ‘Lakshya Bhagirathi Abhiyan.’ The Chief Minister was addressing the programme organized on the … Read more
History of Chattisgarh from Vedic Age to Gupta Period In ancient times, Chattisgarh was known as Dakshina Kosala. Chattisgarh area also finds mention in Ramayana and Mahabharata. Between the sixth and twelfth centuries, Sharabhpurias, Panduavanshi, Somavanshi, Kalachuri and Nagavanshi rulers conquered Chattisgarh region. The Bastar region of Chhattisgarh was invaded by Rajendra Chola I and … Read more
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh-Odisha, Water dispute over Mahanadi River. Odisha government has urged the Centre to take immediate steps for setting up a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute with nei Though the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) had set up a Negotiation Committee on Mahanadi river for sorting out the disputes between Odisha … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Govt spending rs 100 cr to develop tribal tourism spots The State Government is developing tourism facilities at a cost of Rs 100 crore under Central Government’s ‘Tribal Tourism Circuit’, officials informed. The Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) had been working at a ‘themed based’ development of the project. The Central Government … Read more
CHHATTISGARH More long span bridges to come up in Chhattisgarh The State Government will get done a series of survey, investigation, study and preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for construction of long span bridges within the jurisdiction of Chhattisgarh Road Development Corporation (CGRDC), officials informed. The PWD has also built 18 Railway over … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh forest cover between 33 to 75 %: union minister Chhattisgarh and Assam have forest cover between 33 per cent to 75 per cent Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Strongly emphasising the increasingly green credentials of the country, the Union Minister said that India has shown an increasing trend … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Raipur to Get High Speed Internet Connectivity Under Smart City Mission The work for Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) laying in the jurisdiction of Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) for providing high speed internet connectivity under smart city project will commence soon. Raipur is also being put under a ‘retrofitting plan’ covering 500 acres … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Govt plans compensatory afforestation in bilaspur The State Government will take up a massive compensatory afforestation exercise in Bilaspur district covering a total of 1000 hectares of land. The Government will soon carry out a survey of the areas where the exercise would be taken up, officials informed. Chhattisgarh received Rs … Read more
Panchayati raj of Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh has approximately 9,820 Gram Panchayats at the village level, 146 Janpad Panchayat at the intermediate (block) level and 16 Zila Panchayat at the district level, Additionally, there is the Gram Sabha, which is the basic unit in the Panchayati Raj mechanism. Panchayats have been the backbone of the Indian villages … Read more