Rs 125-cr Gandhi Sevagram project to pick up pace in Nava Raipur

The Chhattisgarh government will expedite the construction of Gandhi Sevagram with a budget allocation of Rs 125 crore in the upcoming state capital.

The Congress government in Chhattisgarh is building a Sevagram on the lines of one established in Maharashtra's Wardha. The aim is to preserve the values, principles, ideals, and concept of ‘Gram-Swaraj’ of Mahatma Gandhi, along with democratic and constitutional values of freedom struggle.

The project will take shape in 75 acres of land in Nava Raipur. Former National President of Congress Rahul Gandhi performed Bhoomi Pujan of Sevagram in February.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday inspected the site and