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Chattisgarh History and Geography
• Chattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh came into being on 1
November 2000 as the 26th State of the Union. It fulfills the long-
cherished demand of the people. In ancient times the region was
known as Dakshin-Kausal. This finds mention in Ramayana and
Mahabharata also. Between the sixth and twelfth centuries
Sarabhpurias, Panduavanshi, Somvanshi, Kalchuri and Nagvanshi
rulers dominated this region. Kalchuris ruled in Chhattisgarh from
980 to 1791 AD. With the advent of the British in 1845, Raipur gained
prominence instead of capital Ratanpur.
• In 1904 Sambalpur was transferred to Odisha and estates of Sarguja
were transferred from Bengal to Chhattisgarh.
• Chhattisgarh is bounded by southern Jharkhand and Odisha in the
east, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the west, Uttar Pradesh
and western Jharkhand in the north and Andhra Pradesh in the
south. Areawise Chhattisgarh is the ninth largest State and
population-wise it is seventeenth State of the nation.
Agriculture
• Agriculture and allied activities account for nearly 80 per cent of the work force in the State.
Out of the geographical area 13,790 thousand hectares, gross cropped area is about 35 per
cent of the total geographical area. Kharif is the main cropping season. Rice is the
predominant crop of the state.
Other important crops are maize, wheat, niger, groundnut and pulses. The State has one of the
biggest collections of rice germplasm. Horticulture crops are grown in an area of about 540
thousand hectares.
• Chhattisgarh was recently awarded "Krishi Karman Award" for first
position in Paddy production in India for the year 2010-11. Paddy
production increased from 50 lakh MT to 91 lakh MT in 2011.
Irrigation and Power
• When the State came into being, the total irrigation capacity was
13.28 lakh hectares, which has now increased to 18.09 lakh hectare.
Major completed projects are Mahandai Reservoir project, Hasdeo
Bango project, Tandula, Kodar, Jonk D/S, Kharung, Maniyari Tank
and Pairy (Sikasar) project, Jonk project, Kharang project, Maniyani
project.
Installed capacity of state sector is 1924.70 MW out of which 1786 MW is thermal and 138.7
MW is hydro electric. By December 2012, Power from 500 MW Korba west TPS and 1000 MW
Madwa TPS shall be available.
• In Chhattisgarh 97 per cent of villages and 67.5 per cent of Majra/
Tola (hamlets) are electrified. Per capita electricity consumption has
increased from 317 unit in 2001 to 1547 units in 2011
Mineral Resources
• Chhattisgarh has the perfect geological set up to host a number of
economically crucial minerals. Large deposits of coal, iron ore, limestone,
bauxite, and dolomite are found in various parts of the state. Districts of
North Chhattisgarh such as Surguja, Raigarh, Koriya and Bilaspur are
known for huge coal deposits. The state has 46682 million tones reserve in
coal. In 2009-10 the state produced 110 million tones of coal. In fact
Chhattisgarh ranks first among states in production of coal. The rich
deposits of coal has attracted huge investment in power sector and in the
coming years the state will emerge as major power supplier to the national
grid.
Transport
• Roads: The total length of the roads in the State under PWD is
33448.80kms. The length of National Highways is 2226 kms; State
highways 5240 kms; 10,539.80 kms; main district roads; and 15443
kms other district and rural roads. The length of roads in
Chhattisgarh has increased from 17.75 kms to 21.40 kms per 100 kms.
• 984 kms of roads have been constructed and the work of 265 km
roads is in progress under Chhattisgarh State Road Development
Project.
Tourist centers
• Chhattisgarh situated in the heart of India, is endowed with a rich cultural heritage and
attractive natural diversity. The State is full of ancient monuments, rare wildlife species,
carved temples, Buddhist sites, palaces, water-falls, caves, rock paintings and hill plateaus.
• Bastar, with its unique cultural and ecological identity; Chitrakote Falls, a spot where the
river Indravati has an abrupt fall of 96 ft; Tirathgarh Falls, the picturesque waterfall of
Kanger river from a height of 100 ft in the form of steps; Keshkal valley; Kangerghati
National Park; Kailash caves; Sita Bongara and Kutumbsar caves are rich in natural
beauty.
• Other important places of tourist interest are: In Bilaspur, Mahamaya
temple at Ratanpur, Bambleshwari Devi Temple at Dongargarh,
Danteshwari Devi Temple at Dantewada, Sirpur an important centre
of Buddhism from 6-10th century, Champaran the birth place of
Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharaya, Khutaghat waterfall, Dindneswari
Devi Temple of Malhar and the Achanakmar sanctuary, Udanti
sanctuary near Raipur, Pali and Kendai waterfall of Korba district
are important places of tourist interest.
• Sabari temple of Kharod Janjgir-Champa; Nar Narayan temple of
Sheorinarayan; Vishnu Temple of Janjgir are important religious
places. The State has set up a State Tourism Promoting Board as the
nodal agency for the sustained development of interrelated sectors in
tourism
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