On the eve of Independence Day, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai inaugurated and laid the foundation for various development projects worth ₹62.36 crore in Raigarh district during his visit to Dharamjaigarh. The projects include the inauguration of 45 works costing ₹42.99 crore and the foundation laying for 70 works costing ₹19.36 crore.
The inaugurated projects include a bridge over the Bhengari Nala on the Panikhet to Aedukala road in Dharamjaigarh, costing ₹5.25 crore, a bridge over the Kharun River on the Pakargaon road in Lailunga, costing ₹6.39 crore, and a single village water supply scheme in Kharsia, Lailunga, and Dharamjaigarh, costing ₹28.53 crore.
Additionally, the Chief Minister inaugurated works like retrofitting water supply schemes, solar-based water supply schemes, primary health centers in Bahirkela and Lamdand of Dharamjaigarh and Lailunga, respectively, each costing ₹75 lakh, a community building constructed at a cost of ₹7 lakh in Konpara village of Ghargoda development block, and the CSPDCL 33/11 kV, 3.15 MVA work at the sub-center Khargaon in Dharamjaigarh, which cost ₹1.25 crore.
Furthermore, the Chief Minister laid the foundation for projects including the construction of tribal boys’ hostel buildings at 7 locations in the district at a cost of ₹13.28 crore. These locations are Dhaurabhatha, Tamnar, Lailunga, Ghatgaon, Gharghoda, Bakaruma, and Dharamjaigarh.
Other projects included the laying of the foundation for a watchtower at site room number 643 RF in Dharamjaigarh at a cost of ₹20.33 lakh, the construction of a patrolling camp at room number 11 RF Kumarta at a cost of ₹10.88 lakh, and the construction of culverts, CC roads, footpaths, RCC culverts, sheds, community buildings, panchayat buildings, and Mangal Bhavans in various gram panchayats of Dharamjaigarh development block at a cost of ₹2.54 crore. Also, the foundation stone was laid for the repair of 44 health centers in Lailunga, Dharamjaigarh, and Kharsia assembly constituencies at a cost of ₹3.22 crore.