Modi To Inaugurate New Chhattisgarh Assembly, Unveil ₹14,260-Crore Projects in One-Day Visit

Overview

• The Prime Minister’s trip, rescheduled from two days to roughly six hours, is confirmed for November 1 in Nava Raipur with no overnight stay, according to the PMO.
• His day begins with an interaction with 2,500 children treated for congenital heart disease, followed by the opening of Brahma Kumaris’ Shanti Shikhar and the unveiling of an Atal Bihari Vajpayee statue before inaugurating the new green Vidhan Sabha built for about ₹324 crore over 51 acres.
• He will inaugurate the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial and Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum, launch the museum portal and e-book Aadi Shourya, unveil a horse-mounted statue, and open the state’s Rajat Mahotsav cultural festival.
• Development works worth over ₹14,260 crore will be launched or initiated across roads, industry, healthcare and energy, including the foundation for the ₹3,150-crore Pathalgaon–Kunkuri greenfield highway and upgrades to NH‑130D and NH‑130C to bolster access in tribal and interior regions.
• Major energy and welfare moves include commissioning the ER–WR grid interconnection adding 1,600 MW, inaugurating HPCL’s Raipur petroleum depot and the 489 km Nagpur–Jharsuguda gas pipeline, dedicating RDSS works and nine new substations, launching 12 SVEP blocks, and releasing ₹1,200 crore linked to 3 lakh PMAY‑Gramin beneficiaries.