Nava Raipur will be developed in a planned manner as per the future requirements: Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai
Raipur |
07-Jul-2025
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Chief Minister held a review meeting of Housing and Environment Department
Raipur: Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai held a review meeting of the departmental work of Housing and Environment Department in Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan located in Nava Raipur. During this, the Chief Minister took information about the works being conducted under Nava Raipur Development Authority and gave necessary guidelines to the officers. Finance and Housing Environment Minister Shri O.P. Choudhary, Chief Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain, Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri Subodh Kumar Singh, Secretary to the Chief Minister Shri Rahul Bhagat, Secretary Housing and Environment Shri Ankit Anand, CEO of NRDA Shri Chandan Kumar, Commissioner of Chhattisgarh Housing Board Shri Avnish Sharan, CEO of Raipur Development Authority Shri Akash Chikkara and other senior officers were present in the meeting.

The Chief Minister said that the systematic development of Nava Raipur is the first priority of the government. Keeping in mind the future requirements, planned development will be done in the Nava Raipur area. Nava Raipur is the most modern and beautiful capital of the country. Top educational institutions of the country like IIM, Triple IT, National Law University have been established here. In future, the settlement in Nava Raipur will increase further, so it is necessary that civic amenities should also be expanded here according to the upcoming needs.
The Chief Minister discussed about the expansion of rail connectivity in Nava Raipur area and gave necessary instructions to the officials. The Government of India will construct the Parmalkasa - Kharsia new railway line through Balodabazar district. Expressing the intention to connect this railway line to Nava Raipur, the Chief Minister said that this will expand the rail facilities in Nava Raipur and the common citizens will get its benefit.
Chief Minister Shri Sai stressed the need for construction of a logistics hub in Nava Raipur Atal Nagar to encourage import and export along with the construction of an expressway connecting Visakhapatnam under the Bharat Mala Project. Officials told that the construction of the expressway passing through Chhattisgarh is almost 95 percent complete. With its construction, the distance from Raipur to Visakhapatnam will be reduced by 100 km. The Chief Minister said that a large number of investors are being attracted by the new industrial policy of the state. This will provide employment to the youth here.
The Chief Minister took information about the plantation and growth of Peepal, Banyan, Karanj, Neem, Ashok, Amaltas, Gulmohar etc. plants under the construction of Oxygen Zone in Nava Raipur area. In the meeting, officials told that in future there is a plan to prepare a commission bidding complex for various commissions-boards-corporations etc. of the state government in Nava Raipur area. Apart from this, there is a proposal to establish a working women hostel for working women, a 100-bed hospital and another new police station in Nava Raipur. The Chief Minister said that the land plots allotted for the construction of new buildings in Nava Raipur area should be used properly.
The Chief Minister reviewed the work of Chhattisgarh Environment Protection Board, Chhattisgarh Housing Board, Town and Village Investment, Chhattisgarh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Raipur Development Authority included under the Housing and Environment Department and gave necessary instructions to the officers.