Swachhta didis who have made Chhattisgarh proud at the national level will be honoured by washing their feet

Swachhata didis who have made Chhattisgarh proud at the national level will be honored by washing their feet

Urban bodies that have performed excellently in the Swachh Survey will also be honored

Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai will inaugurate and perform Bhoomi Pujan of works worth more than Rs 260 crore

State level competition will be launched to increase the standards of cleanliness and urban beautification

Portal will be inaugurated for online payment of property tax in 46 cities

‘Swachhata Sangam’ will be organized by Urban Administration Department

Raipur, 11 August 2025 l Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai will honor the Swachhata didis who have made Chhattisgarh proud at the national level by washing their feet in ‘Swachhata Sangam-2025’ to be organized by Urban Administration and Development Department on 12 August 2025 in Bilaspur district. On this occasion, he will also honor the urban bodies that have performed excellently in Swachh Survey-2024-25. On August 12, Chief Minister Say will inaugurate and perform Bhoomi Pujan of development works worth more than Rs 260 crore at the Indoor Stadium in Bahtarai, Bilaspur. Deputy Chief Minister Arun Saw, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Tokhan Sahu, MLAs Dharamlal Kaushik, Amar Agarwal, Dharmjit Singh, Dilip Lahariya, Sushant Shukla and Atal Srivastava and Bilaspur Mayor Pooja Vidhani will be present in the program. Mayors of all the Municipal Corporations of the state, Chairman, Member in charge of Health Department, President of Municipalities and Nagar Panchayats, Vice-President, Member in charge of Health Department, Corporation Commissioner, Chief Municipal Officer, Senior Engineers of Urban Bodies and Nodal Officer of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) along with nine thousand Swachhta Didi have been invited in the ‘Swachhta Sangam’.

Secretary of Urban Administration and Development Department Dr. Basavaraju S. said that in the ‘Swachhta Sangam’, the Swachhta Didi who have made a significant contribution in making the cities clean and beautiful will be honored by washing their feet. Seven urban bodies which have performed excellently in Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 have got the honour of being awarded by President Draupadi Murmu in New Delhi. Along with these urban bodies, more than 30 urban bodies which have performed best at the divisional level will also be honoured in the programme.

A state level competition will be launched in Swachhata Sangam to raise the standards of cleanliness and urban beautification in urban bodies. Through this competition, along with strengthening urban cleanliness, improvement in administrative skills through good governance and urban beautification will be encouraged. This initiative will not only help in making cities clean and beautiful, but will also enhance the quality of life of the citizens. It will inspire the public representatives, officials and citizens of every urban body to recognise their capabilities in the field of cleanliness and urban beautification and to improve them further.

In the program, GIS based property tax live portal will be inaugurated for the facility of online payment of property tax in three municipal corporations—Birgaon, Bhilai-Charoda and Dhamtari—and 43 municipalities. Thus, the launch of the facility of online payment of property tax in 46 cities simultaneously is an important step towards modernizing local self-governance and providing facilities to the citizens at home. This will also increase the speed of tax collection.

Chief Minister Say will inaugurate 24 works worth Rs 63.57 crore, will perform Bhoomi Pujan of 25 works worth Rs 197 crore

Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai will inaugurate and perform Bhoomi Pujan of development works worth more than Rs 260 crore on the occasion of ‘Swachhata Sangam’. Under this, he will inaugurate 24 construction and development works of various departments worth more than Rs 63 crore 57 lakh in Bilaspur district and will perform Bhoomi Pujan of 25 works worth more than Rs 197 crore. In the program, he will also distribute material and cheques to the beneficiaries of various schemes.

Chief Minister Sai will inaugurate the commercial complex built at a cost of Rs 3.85 crore at Nutan Chowk in Bilaspur, STP at Koni at a cost of Rs 9.5 crore, girls hostel of Government Engineering College at a cost of Rs 4.82 crore, 3.6 km long Nagoi Basti to Modeh Naka road constructed at a cost of Rs 6.29 crore, widening, strengthening and asphalting work of seven km long Uslapur-Daija road at a cost of Rs 12.53 crore and two-lane road construction work from Mangala Bhainsajhar to Deendayal Colony Lokhandi railway gate of three and a half km length at a cost of Rs 5.45 crore. Along with this, he will also launch the Nal-Jal Yojana under Jal Jeevan Mission in 11 villages of Bilaspur district.

Chief Minister Say will perform Bhoomi Pujan for construction of Nalanda Campus and Academic Block under Education Hub at a cost of Rs 26 crore 42 lakh at Dayalband, and Gaurav Path from Ashok Nagar Chowk to Birkora Mor under Chief Minister Nagarotthan Yojana at a cost of Rs 17 crore. Apart from this, he will perform Bhoomi Pujan for construction of Atal Path from Arpa Indrasetu to Ram Setu at a cost of Rs 9 crore 74 lakh, and road construction from Mangala Chowk to Azad Chowk at a cost of Rs 5 crore 9 lakh under Chief Minister Nagarotthan Yojana.

Chief Minister Say will perform Bhoomi Pujan for high level construction of Arpa river in Shanichari-Chantidih road at a cost of Rs 11 crore 56 lakhHe will perform Bhoomi Pujan of the bridge on Maniyari river between Takhatpur-Barela at the cost of Rs 3 crore 76 lakh, upgradation work of water supply system operated in Bahtarai, Rajkishore Nagar, Lingiyadih, Devrikhurd and Sirgitti at the cost of Rs 9 crore 90 lakh, strengthening work of 12.6 km long Butena-Dhaunrabhata road at the cost of Rs 34 crore 16 lakh, English medium Adarsh ​​Mahilay Bhawan at the cost of Rs 10 crore and auditorium to be built in Bilaspur at the cost of Rs 22 crore 22 lakh. Apart from this, he will perform Bhoomi Pujan of anicut at Vijaypur at the cost of Rs 6 crore 81 lakh and construction of 2.5 km long road including culvert on Sarar Nala between Son to Sonsari Subridera in Bilaspur district at the cost of Rs 7 crore 96 lakh, as well as various works of Municipal Corporation, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Public Works Department, Rural Mechanical Services and Panchayat and Rural Development Department.