Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of multiple developmental projects worth over ₹14,260 crore across key sectors such as roads, industry, healthcare, and energy.
During his visit to Chhattisgarh Rajat Mahotsav, marking 25 years of formation of the State of Chhattisgarh, Modi inaugurated 12 new Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) blocks across nine districts of Chhattisgarh and also participated in the Griha Pravesh of 3.51 lakh completed houses. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), Modi released ₹1200 crore as an installment to 3 lakh beneficiaries.
New oil & gas projects in Chhattisgarh
PM Modi inaugurated HPCL’s Petroleum Oil Depot at Raipur, built at a cost of over ₹460 crore with a storage capacity of 54,000 Kilolitres (KL) for petrol, diesel, and ethanol. The depot has 10,000 KL of ethanol storage capacity to support the Ethanol Blending Programme of the Indian government.
Alongside this, he dedicated 489 km Nagpur–Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline built with an investment of ₹1,950 crore. The pipeline will connect 11 districts of Chhattisgarh to the National Gas Grid.
New road projects in Chhattisgarh
In the connectivity segment, he laid the foundation stone for the four-lane Greenfield Highway from Pathalgaon–Kunkuri to the Chhattisgarh–Jharkhand Border, being developed by NHAI at an investment of around ₹3,150 crore. This corridor is being planned to connect key coal mines, industrial zones, and steel plants across Korba, Raigarh, Jashpur, Ranchi, and Jamshedpur. The foundation stone for the construction and upgradation of NH-130D (Narayanpur–Kasturmeta–Kutul–Nilangur–Maharashtra Border) has also been laid today.Modi inaugurated the upgradation of NH-130C (Madangmuda–Deobhog–Odisha Border) into a two-lane highway with paved shoulders.
New power projects in Chhattisgarh
Modi inaugurated the Inter-Regional ER–WR Interconnection Project, planned to enhance the inter-regional power transfer capacity between the Eastern and Western grids by 1,600 MW. Several other energy sector projects worth ₹3,750 crore were inaugurated. Power projects worth ₹1,860 crore were dedicated to the nation under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). These include construction of new power lines, feeder bifurcation, installation of transformers, conversion of conductors, and strengthening of low-tension networks to improve rural and agricultural power supply.
He inaugurated nine new power substations built at a cost of around ₹480 crore across districts and laid foundation stone for new substations and transmission projects worth over ₹1,415 crore, including major facilities at Kanker and Balodabazar–Bhatapara, along with new RDSS works across several districts.
Industrial projects in Chhattisgarh
PM Modi laid the foundation of two Smart Industrial Areas — one at Siladehi–Gatwa–Birra in Janjgir–Champa district and another at Bijletala in Rajnandgaon district. A Pharmaceutical Park was also inaugurated to serve as a dedicated zone for drug and healthcare manufacturing in Chhattisgarh.
He also laid the foundation of five new Government Medical Colleges — at Manendragarh, Kabirdham, Janjgir–Champa, and Geedam (Dantewada), Government Ayurveda College and Hospital at Bilaspur.
During his Chhatisgarh visit, Modi also inaugurated ‘Shanti Shikhar’ of Brahma Kumaris, which is a modern centre for spiritual learning, peace, and meditation in Chhattisgarh. Modi also unveiled the statue of Bharat Ratna former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the new building of Chhattisgarh Vidhansabha.
He also visited and inaugurated the new building of Chhattisgarh Vidhansabha and Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial & Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum. He launched the Museum Portal and e-book “Aadi Shourya” – to honour freedom fighters and unveiled the horse-mounted statue of Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh at the Memorial Site.
