The Chief Minister, Vishnu Deo Sai, will participate in Swachhta Sangam-2025, hosted in Bilaspur district on August 12, 2025, where he will honor sanitation workers from Chhattisgarh, who have achieved national recognition, by a special ceremony. During the event, the Chief Minister will also acknowledge the outstanding performance of urban bodies in the Swachh Survekshan-2024-25.
The Swachhta Sangam will bring together mayors, chairpersons, and health department representatives from all the municipal corporations, presidents, vice-presidents, health department representatives from municipalities, corporation commissioners, chief municipal officers, senior engineers of urban bodies, along with the nodal officers of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). A total of nine thousand sanitation workers have been invited to the event.
The objective of the Swachhta Sangam is to enhance the cleanliness and beauty of cities. Dr. Basavaraju S., the Secretary of the Department of Urban Administration and Development, stated that the event aims to honor sanitation workers who have significantly contributed to making cities clean and beautiful. The event will also recognize seven urban bodies that excelled in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25, with awards presented by President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi. Furthermore, more than 30 urban bodies that have shown excellent performance at the division level will also be recognized.
To foster better cleanliness and urban aesthetics, a state-level competition will be launched at the Swachhta Sangam. This initiative will promote cleanliness, enhance administrative efficiency, and encourage beautification efforts within urban areas. It will not only help in making cities more attractive but also enrich the quality of life for residents. The competition is designed to inspire representatives, officials, and citizens of each urban body to improve their efforts in urban cleanliness and beautification.
In a move toward modernization, the program will also include the launch of a GIS-based property tax live portal for online tax payments across three municipal corporations—Birgaon, Bhilai-Charoda, and Dhamtari—and 43 municipalities. This initiative will facilitate online property tax payments in 46 cities simultaneously, representing a significant step toward enhancing local governance and making services accessible to citizens. It will also accelerate the tax collection process.
In addition to these developments, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will inaugurate and lay the foundation for various development projects valued at over Rs 260 crore during the Swachhta Sangam. This includes the inauguration of 24 construction and development projects worth over Rs 63.57 crore and the groundbreaking for 25 projects costing more than Rs 197 crore in Bilaspur district. During the event, beneficiaries of various schemes will receive materials and checks.
Among the projects, the Chief Minister will inaugurate a commercial complex in Nutan Chowk, Bilaspur (Rs 3.85 crore), an STP in Koni (Rs 9.05 crore), a girls’ hostel for the Government Engineering College (Rs 4.82 crore), the Ngoi Basti to Modhe Naka road (3.6 km, Rs 6.29 crore), Usalapur-Daija road widening, strengthening and asphalting (7 km, Rs 12.53 crore), and the Mangla Bhainsajhar to Deendayal Colony Lokhandi railway crossing two-lane road (3.5 km, Rs 5.45 crore). He will also launch the नल-जल scheme under the Jal Jeevan Mission in 11 villages of Bilaspur district.
Further, the Chief Minister will lay the foundation stone for the construction of the Nalanda campus and academic block under the Education Hub (Rs 26.42 crore), and the Gaurav Path from Ashok Nagar Chowk to Birkora Mod (Rs 17 crore). Additionally, the Atal Path from Arpa Indrasetu to Ram Setu (Rs 9.74 crore) and the Mangla Chowk to Azad Chowk road (Rs 5.09 crore) will also see groundbreaking ceremonies under the Chief Minister’s Urban Upliftment Scheme.
Other major infrastructure projects will include the construction of a high-level bridge on the Arpa River on the Shanchari-Chantidih road (Rs 11.56 crore), a bridge over the Maniyari River between Takhatpur-Barela (Rs 3.76 crore), an upgraded water supply system for several areas in Bilaspur (Rs 9.90 crore), strengthening of the Butena-Dhaurabhata road (12.6 km, Rs 34.16 crore), a new English medium Adarsh College building (Rs 10 crore), and an auditorium in Bilaspur (Rs 22.22 crore). The foundation stones for the construction of an anicut in Vijaypur (Rs 6.81 crore) and a 2.5 km-long road, including a culvert on the Sarar Nala in Bilaspur district (Rs 7.96 crore), will also be laid, in addition to projects under the Municipal Corporation, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Public Works Department, Rural Engineering Service, and Panchayat and Rural Development Department.