Raipur, 15 June 2021. Taking another step towards air-connectivity in North-Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel today performed Bhoomi Pujan of upgradation work of Maa Mahamaya Airport in Ambikapur at a cost of Rs 44 crore. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the development of Ambikapur, Balrampur, Surajpur, Koriya, Jashpur would not only accelerate due to the start of air services in Surguja, but the development of the entire state would get more momentum. Air connectivity in North Chhattisgarh is not only the dream of the people of Surguja division but of the entire Chhattisgarh. Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, in a virtual program organized at his residence office here today, awarded 302 works costing Rs 324 crore 42 lakh to Surguja and Balrampur-Ramanujganj districts. He inaugurated and performed Bhoomi Pujan of 107 different development works worth Rs 247 crore 91 lakh in Surguja district and 195 development works worth Rs 76 crore 51 lakh 88 thousand in Ramanujganj-Balrampur district.
On this occasion, Urban Administration and Development Minister and Minister in-charge of Surguja district Dr. Shivkumar Dahria, Higher Education Minister and Minister in-charge of Balrampur-Ramanujganj district Mr. Umesh Patel, Home Minister Mr. Tamradhwaj Sahu, Health Minister Mr. T.S. Singhdeo, Food Minister Mr. Amarjit Bhagat, School Education Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Subrata Sahu were present at the Chief Minister’s residence. Parliamentary Secretary Shri Chintamani Maharaj, MLA Shri Brihaspat Singh, Dr. Pritam Ram joined the video conferencing program.
While addressing the program, the Chief Minister said that with the start of air service, development and tourism will get a boost in the entire Chhattisgarh including Surguja. The journey from Ambikapur to Raipur and Banaras will also become easy. Mr. Baghel said that the people of Bilaspur were also demanding to start air service there for many years. When our government was formed, work was done on a war footing to fulfill his dream. Today the dream of the people of Bilaspur has come true. Air-service has started from Bilaspur’s Bilaspur Airport to Prayagraj, Delhi and Jabalpur. Similarly, there are regular flights from Maa Danteshwari Airport in Jagdalpur to Hyderabad and Raipur. There are also works for further expansion of air facilities.
The Chief Minister said that Ram Van Gaman Tourism Circuit Development Scheme was started. In the first phase, facilities are being developed in 9 tourist centers from Korea to Sukma. These include Ramgarh of Surguja and Sitamarhi-Harchuka of Korea. Mainpat of Surguja is already famous for its beauty and culture. With the development of new facilities, his fame will increase further. We not only want to show our natural beauty and culture to the tourists, we also want to show them our villages, farms and prosperity. The day will also come when people will also come to Chhattisgarh to see our Gauthan.
The change that has started in the villages with the Narva-Garva-Ghurva-Bari program of Suraji Gaon Yojana is being discussed all over the country. There is a demand to implement the Godhan Nyay Yojana in the entire country. Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana became the support of farmers during the Corona period. In view of the revolution that Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana has made in Chhattisgarh, we have now expanded this scheme further. Shri Baghel said that our sisters of Self Help Groups have converted Gauthans into small scale industries. From organic manure production, vegetable production, honey production and soap making, she is doing work. Today, a different kind of confidence is seen on the faces of our sisters. He said that after the second wave, a new phase of development has started in the state. He should not be allowed to stop at any cost. In some neighboring states, cases of corona are seen increasing again. We all have to be very careful about this.
In-charge Minister of Surguja district, Dr. Shivkumar Dahria, while addressing the program said that even in the time of Kovid, development works are being done rapidly in Chhattisgarh. In the last one week, Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development works worth more than 4 thousand crores. Today Chhattisgarh model of development is discussed in the country. Higher Education Minister and Minister in charge of Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Shri Umesh Patel said that despite the challenges of Kovid-19, while many schemes have been successfully implemented for the betterment of all sections of the people in Chhattisgarh, the work of infrastructure development in the state has also been accelerated. running from. He thanked Chief Minister Mr. Baghel for giving development works on behalf of the citizens of Balrampur-Ramanujganj district. Health Minister Shri T.S. Singhdeo said that today’s Bhoomi Pujan of Ambikapur’s Darima airstrip along with its upgradation work is a concrete step towards starting air service here. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Shri Amarjit Bhagat said that the pace of development in Chhattisgarh has not stopped even after the odd circumstances. Rapid development is also being done in backward areas. School Education Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam said that it is the endeavor of the State Government to provide quality education to the children in Swami Atmanand English medium schools with good facilities. Parliamentary Secretary Shri Chintamani Maharaj, MLA duo Shri Brihaspat Singh and Dr. Pritam Ram also addressed the program.
