Chhattisgarh

• 27 Apr 2023

PRI-CBO Convergence Project launched

Why in News?

On National Panchayati Raj Day on 24 April 2023, Director of Thakur Pyarelal State Panchayat and Rural Development Institute (SIRD) P.C. Mishra launched the PRI-CBO Convergence (Panchayati Raj Institutions-Community Based Organization Convergence) project in Chhattisgarh.

Key Points

• Under the project, self-help groups formed under the mission will be made entrepreneurs through the convergence of community organizations and gram panchayats of the State Rural Livelihoods Mission (Bihan) to increase livelihood opportunities & reduce poverty in villages.
• Under the PRI-CBO Convergence Project, Gram Panchayats and federations of self-help groups will work in convergence by promoting sustainable community-based organizations such as cluster organizations, village organizations & self-help groups to reduce rural poverty and generate livelihood opportunities.
• Under this, better coordination will be established between the local government and line departments to enhance the service delivery mechanism within the community. CBO network will also be created with gram panchayats and line departments.
• This project will be implemented in a total of 200 Gram Panchayats of Bakavand, Bastanar, Lohandiguda & Tokapal development blocks of Bastar district and Abhanpur, Arang, Dharsiwa & Tilda development blocks of Raipur district.
• In this, a total of 32 cluster organizations of 'Bihan' of 25-25-gram panchayats of all these development blocks and self-help groups associated with them, including 640 village organizations will participate.
• Chief Operating Officer (CCO) of the State Rural Livelihood Mission Smt. Alice Lakra said in the workshop that the 17 indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been regionalized and classified into nine themes for the development of villages with better coordination between the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions and the community organizations formed under 'Bihan'.

Chhattisgarh's First Zero Waste, State-of-the-art Water Treatment Plant

Why in News?

On 26 April 2023, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated Chhattisgarh's first zero waste, state-of-the-art water treatment plant of 80 MLD capacity at Bhatagaon during a meeting in Raipur South Legislative Assembly.

Key Points

• In the program, he also flagged off 9 backhoe loader vehicles of Municipal Corporation Raipur for solid waste management.
• The state-of-the-art water purification plant has been built at a cost of about Rs 15 crore 86 lakhs.
• The plant will be operated on the lamella tube settler method. It is based on a fully automated system.
• The Chief Minister took the complete process and technical details of the operation of the newly constructed water purification plant & also inspected the control room. On this occasion, he also inaugurated two old water purification plants in Bhatagaon after upgrading them. The capacity of these old water treatment plants has been increased.
• Municipal officials said that the newly constructed water purification plant will play an important role in making the capital Raipur tanker-free and ensuring adequate water availability. Along with this, the modernization of old treatment plants and expansion of capacity will also make the capital tanker-free.
• Six new motor pumps have been installed to increase the capacity in the already established 150 MLD filter plant at Bhatagaon. With these new motor pumps, the plant's capacity to deliver water from 1706 cubic meters per hour has increased to 2046 cubic meters per hour. Similarly, six new motors have been installed in the old filter plant of 80 MLD. The capacity of this plant has increased from 954 to 995 cubic meters per hour.