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CHHATTISGARH 5,987 c’garh villages to have wifi by 2019 Chief Secretary Ajay Singh chaired a meeting of State-level Co-ordination Committee for BharatNet Project Phase-II at the Mantralaya. The Chief Secretary reviewed in detail the works taken up to ensure network connectivity of all villages in the State by 2019. Singh directed the … Read more
CHHATTISGARH C’garh sets 8.38l domestic power connection distribution target The Chhattisgarh Government under ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana’ (Saubhagya Yojana) has a target to provide electricity connection to 8.38 lakh households of the state. For this, a proposal of Rs 838 crore has been sent to the Central Government, officials … Read more
Pre-history of Chattishgarh In an ‘incredibly significant find’, archaeologists have discovered prehistoric remains at a river bank in Chhattisgarh’s Sarguja district, indicating continued settlements in the area from prehistoric to late medieval period. The tools and artefacts were found during exploration survey by archaeological department of Chhattisgarh government in January this year on the banks … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Iocl to Set Up Lpg Bottling Plant In Korba District Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) will be setting up an LPG Bottling Plant at Gopalpur in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, officials informed. LPG from IOCL Raipur and GAIL unit in Guna ( Madhya Pradesh) will be received through bullet trucks and stored … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Creda to install solar home lighting in 22 dists The Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) will install Solar Photovoltaic Home Lighting systems in 21 districts of the State. It will also get installed Solar Photovoltaic High Mast Systems in eight districts of the State besides several other locations, officials informed. … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Cm Launches New Online Services For Subsidies & Exemptions Chief Minister Raman Singh launched the new online services for subsidies and exemptions provided by the Department of Commerce & Industries. The State Government has been a flag bearer in utilizing digital technology in bringing transparency and improving the efficiencies of the existing … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Govt to hold ‘gram sabhas’ in 19 districts The Chhattisgarh Government has decided to organize Gram Sabhas in 85 tribal dominated development blocks of 19 districts, which are included under fifth notification of PESA Act, on June 10 and 11. Gram Sabhas will be organized in 5055 Gram Panchayats of these blocks, … Read more
Chhattisgarh NGT stays operation of 31 projects taken up by Chhattisgarh on Mahanadi In a major relief to Odisha, the National Green Tribunal(NGT) on Wednesday ordered stay on operation of 31 projects undertaken by Chhattisgarh governmenton Mahanadi river. The NGT’s Kolkata bench has clearly ordered that Chhattisgarh government cannot commission the 31 projects, despite having environmental clearancesfor … Read more
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 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