Raipur: Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated ‘Mata Bindeshwari Baghel Smriti Samudayik Manwa Kurmi Bhavan’ during his visit to Berla on Sunday. On the occasion, the Chief Minister announced to upgrade the 30-bedded Berla Community Health Center to 50-bedded Maternity and Child Hospital. The said hospital will be named after Mata Bindeshwari Devi.
Besides, he also announced the opening of Swami Atmanand English School in village Hasda, gym and indoor stadium at Berla, construction of an electricity substation at Bhimbhauri. He also planted saplings in the community hall premises to promote environmental protection. Extending his congratulations and best wishes to the people, the Chief Minister said that this building will be utilized for social work.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, he said “the state government is making every possible effort to make Chhattisgarh a prosperous state. Paddy cultivation was good this year and the work of paddy procurement is going on in a systematic manner across the state. The target is to procure 110 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in the Kharif marketing year 2022-23, which was 98 lakh metric tonnes last year.”
He appealed farmers to donate paddy stubble in gauthans as fodder for the cattle. Expressing concern over the use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture, he said that it is destroying the fertility of the land. Farmer can increase their yield by using organic fertilizers. The Chief Minister extended greetings and best wishes to the people for the upcoming ‘Chher-Chhera Punni’ festival.
In his address, Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu said that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is making consistent efforts to improve the condition of farmers. Schemes are being run in the interest of all sections of society. A provision of Rs.138 crores has been made for the Ram-Van-Gaman path. Local MLA Ashish Chhabra also addressed the gathering on the occasion.
