Latest Surguja district News & Updates

Ahmedabad, June 6 (IANS) Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) has planted more than 1.6 million trees and saplings across 568 hectares at the Parsa East and Kanta Basan (PEKB) mine in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, transforming the area into a green landscape.Once an active mining site, the area has now been transformed into a lush green landscape. Under the ecological restoration, 40 trees are planted for every tree removed for mining activities.Native species including Sal, Mahua, Tendu, Amaltas and …

Raipur, March 1 (IANS) The Lakhpati Didi Yojana, launched by the Modi government for the emancipation and empowerment of women, particularly those from rural backgrounds, is giving shape to the dreams and aspirations of crores of middle-class farmers and their families.In Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district, the lives of rural women have undergone a sea-change as the villagers are not switched from stoves to gas cylinders but are also becoming self-reliant and self-employed.Here, the women are eng…

Raipur, Feb 21 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday published the final electoral roll for Chhattisgarh, with the total number of registered voters in the state reaching 1,87,30,914, including a net addition of 2,34,994 new voters.The Commission released the final electoral roll following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise conducted across the state over the past four months, which included detailed verification of every voter listed in the previ…