“Developed India Developed Chhattisgarh Sankalp Yatra”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join virtually and the event will be held in the presence of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai.
The main event will be held in the indoor stadium in the capital on Saturday.
Under the Vikas Bharat Sankalp Yatra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a big gift of development works to the people of Chhattisgarh by inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of 10 projects worth Rs 34 thousand 427 crore.
These include inauguration of 9 projects costing Rs 18,897 crore and laying of foundation stone of 1 project costing Rs 15,530 crore.
The main program of Vikas Bharat Sankalp Yatra will be held on February 24 at 12 noon at the Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium in the capital Raipur under the chief hospitality of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai.
On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually connect and interact with the beneficiaries of various schemes. This program will be presided over by Tourism and Culture Minister Brijmohan Aggarwal.
MP Sunil Soni will also be present in this program. On this occasion, stalls of various schemes will also be set up and their beneficiaries will also be present.
This program of Vikas Bharat Sankalp Yatra will be held at CSEB Ground in Raipur West Assembly, BTI Ground Shankar Nagar in Raipur South Assembly, Gyan Prakash School Birgaon in Raipur Rural Assembly, Aggarwal Bhawan in Abhanpur Assembly, High School Paragaon in Arang Assembly and High School in Dharsiwa Assembly. Kurud will be in Silyari.
Inauguration work –
Open cast project worth Rs 173.46 crore, Chaal Coal Handling Plant in Raigarh area, Open cast project worth Rs 211.22 crore, Deepka Coal Handling Plant, Deepka area, Open cast project Baraud Coal worth Rs 216.53 crore, under Prime Minister Coal Ministry, Raigarh area Will inaugurate the handling plant.
All three open cast projects will reduce loading time through rapid loading system and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate a 100 MW AC/155 MW DC solar power project built in an area of 451 acres in 9 villages of Rajnandgaon district at a cost of Rs 907 crore under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate two projects worth Rs 1007 crore under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, a 52.40 km long road from Ambikapur to Shivnagar and a 55.65 km long road (National Highway-49) from Banari to Masniakala.
Ambikapur-Shivnagar road will increase connectivity with Raipur capital and Korba industrial area, which will lead to rapid development of the area.
Similarly, the Banari-Masniakala road will save time and fuel in travel from Bilaspur to Raigarh/Orissa border and will lead to socio-economic development of the villages in the area.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 1 project worth Rs 15,799 crore – Lara Super Critical Thermal Power Plant Stage-1 ¼2x800MW½ under the Ministry of Power. This project is located in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh state. This project is based on supercritical technology.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate two projects worth Rs 583 crore under the Railway Ministry, which include 50 MW solar power plant in Bhilai at a cost of Rs 280 crore and Bilaspur-Uslapur flyover at a cost of Rs 303 crore.
Establishment of 50 MW solar plant will use solar energy to run trains and will promote green energy.
Bilaspur-Uslapur flyover (10.5 km) was built at a cost of Rs 303 crore. All trains coming from Howrah side will be able to go directly towards Katni from Bilaspur yard without any cross movement and without creating any hindrance in the movement on Howrah-Mumbai route.
This will reduce the traffic pressure in Bilaspur. Besides, the mobility of trains will increase and agricultural products will have easy access to the market.
The freight train from Bilaspur will also be flagged off on the newly constructed Bilaspur-Uslapur Rail Over Rail Flyover.
foundation stone work
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Lara Super Critical Thermal Power Plant Stage-2 ¼2x800MW½ at Raigarh under the Ministry of Energy. This project will create direct and indirect employment opportunities in the area.
The project will further improve the availability of infrastructure development (such as access roads, drainage, communication, transport facilities etc.) and social infrastructure (such as education and health care systems) in the surrounding area.