Dam will be built in Majhgawan to keep flow of Mandakini river uninterrupted
Narmada water will be brought till Mandakini river
Government and public will have to make combined efforts for holistic development
CM honours saints and seers on Pride day of Chitrakoot
CM announces various construction works worth Rs 127 crore in Chitrakoot
 
Bhopal 10 April 2022: The Pride day of Chitrakoot was celebrated on Ram Navami on the holy land of Chitrakoot in the presence of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Chouhan honored saints on the occasion. He said that Lord Rama along with Mata Sita and Lakshman spent 11 and a half years of exile in Chitrakoot. Ram resides in every inch of Chitrakoot. The glory and pride of Chitrakoot is more than the three lokas. Today the Sant Samaj and the elite have taken a pledge for the development of Chitrakoot. I also take a pledge to keep the river Mandakini clean and its flow uninterrupted. Chief Minister Chouhan said that a dam would be constructed in Majhgawan at a cost of Rs. 243 crore 79 lakh in the first phase to keep the Mandakini river of Chitrakoot evergreen. After this the work of second phase will also be done.

Chief Minister Chouhan said that as soon as the tunnel work of Bargi canal is completed by the grace of Lord Kamtanath, we will bring the water of Narmada ji to Mandakini river. The meeting of these two holy rivers will form a unique confluence. Instructions have been given to prepare its DPR. A project worth Rs 30 crore 9 lakh has also been approved to stop erosion in Mandakini river. Beautiful ghats will be built on its left bank. A project of Rs 49 crore 39 lakh has been approved for construction of CC road in Chitrakoot and Rs 62 crore for construction of roads and drains in the city. Works worth Rs 12 crore are also being sanctioned from the AMRUT scheme. Works worth Rs 127 crore 47 lakh have been approved in Chitrakoot. Along with this, community building will be constructed in Tulsi Marg Forest Department premises at a cost of Rs. 2 crore and boundary wall will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 23 lakh. The project has also been approved for underground power line.

Chitrakoot Gaurav Diwas will be celebrated every year on Ram Navami

Chief Minister Chouhan said that today is a day of pride for Chitrakoot. Now every year Ramnavami will be celebrated as Pride day of Chitrakoot. The government and society together will try for the overall development of Chitrakoot. Appealing to the general public, the Chief Minister said that Chitrakoot should be made the number one city in cleanliness.

Chief Minister Chouhan offered prayers to Bharat Mata and Lord Ram in the Pride Day celebrations. He honoured the daughters by performing kanya-pujan. Chief Minister Chouhan, along with his wife Sadhana Singh, appreciated the products and materials made by women’s groups after visiting the exhibition put up by women self-help groups of Aajeevika Mission and Krishi Vigyan Kendra of Deendayal Shodh Sansthan. Chief Minister Chouhan blessed the daughters studying in the schools and getting scholarships under the Ladli Laxmi Yojana. Chouhan also distributed benefits to the beneficiaries of various schemes.

Minister of State for Panchayat and Rural Development, Ramkhelawan Patel said that Chief Minister Chouhan has made Madhya Pradesh a developed state from Bimaru state. Now every citizen of the state should take a pledge like Pride Day, to ensure that Madhya Pradesh becomes self-reliant.

MP Ganesh Singh said that Chief Minister Chouhan has gifted Chitrakoot construction works worth Rs 111 crores today. Today, the Chief Minister has increased our pride by honoring and felicitating the saints and those who took the pledge for the development of Chitrakoot. Under his leadership, not only Chitrakoot, but the entire state is getting overall development. Various organizations handed over the resolution letter to the Chief Minister Chouhan to contribute in the development of Chitrakoot.

Organizing Secretary of Deendayal Shodh Sansthan Abhay Mahajan gave information regarding the work of the institute and the Pride day programme. Mahant Sitasharan Maharaj of Janaki Mahal Chitrakoot, Vice Chancellor of Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya Prof. Bharat Mishra, Dr. B.K. Jain of Sadhguru Seva Sangh Trust Yogesh Tamrakar, Narendra Tripathi, MLA Nilanshu Chaturvedi, Commissioner Anil Suchari, ADGP KP Venkateswara Rao, Collector Anurag Verma, Superintendent of Police Dharamvir Singh along with public representatives and residents of Chitrakoot were present.

Inauguration of new police station building and gift of development works on Pride Day

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gifted development works worth Rs. 111 crore 65 lakh on the occasion of Ram Navami on the Pride Day of Chitrakoot. He also inaugurated the newly constructed police station building at Chitrakoot at a cost of Rs. 1 crore 3 lakhs. The Chief Minister dedicated 32 construction works costing Rs 61 crore 96 lakh 93 thousand and laid the foundation stone and performed bhoomi-pujan of 27 construction and development works costing Rs 50 crore 18 lakh 56 thousand.

Chief Minister Chouhan planted saplings in the police station premises and also took the salute of the police force. Chief Minister Chouhan inaugurated the new police station building constructed in Sirsa forest and also inspected the inner rooms. In the visitor’s book, he gave a message to the police officers and employees to be ‘softer than a flower for gentlemen and tougher than a thunderbolt for the wicked – Window to News