Ms Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition –
Lok Sabha, will be laying the foundation stone of the New Capital City Project
at Raipur in Chhattisgarh.
The project entails the development of
the capital city in Raipur, on an area covering 475 hectares. The broad outline
of the project, in terms of land usage is as follows:
|
Land Usage
|
Area
(hectare)
|
|
Capital Complex
|
225
|
|
State Assembly
|
25
|
|
Secretariat
|
26
|
|
Police & Security Headquarters
|
20
|
|
Governor’s House
|
5
|
|
Green and water areas within capital
complex
|
150
|
|
Central Government offices
|
10
|
|
State Government offices
|
15
|
|
Head of Department’s offices
|
15
|
|
Habitat and Academy Training
|
10
|
|
Press Enclave
|
20
|
|
Social and Cultural Centre
|
33
|
|
Open Space
|
125
|
|
Ceremonial and parade grounds
|
80
|
|
Parks and green areas
|
45
|
|
Roads & Utilities
|
23
|
|
Total
|
475
|
This project would be the biggest so far
in the state, after its formation on 1 November 2000. Chhattisgarh was carved
out of Madhya Pradesh.
Chhattisgarh: Key Data
|
|
Date of formation
|
November 1, 2000
|
|
Parent State
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
Capital
|
Raipur
|
|
No. of districts
|
16
|
|
Area
|
135194 km2
|
|
Population (1991)
|
176.15 lakh
|
|
Density of Population
|
130 persons per km2
|
|
Literacy
|
42.9
|
|
Lok Sabha Seats
|
11
|
|
Rajya Sabha Seats
|
3
|
|
Vidhan Sabha Seats
|
90
|