INDIAN STATE : CHHATTISGARH

Chhattisgarh, a 21st century State, came into being on November 1, 2000. Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India. It borders Madhya Pradesh on the northwest, Maharashtra on the west, Andhra Pradesh on the south, Orissa on the east, Jharkhand on the northeast and Uttar Pradesh on the north.Chhattisgarh is truly a land of opportunities. With all major minerals including diamonds in abundance.There are mega industries in steel, aluminium and cement. The state also contributes substantially to India's human resources. Several hundred students from the state qualify for admissions in prestigious national academic institutions every year.

The state has low power generation cost due to pit head power generation. This is attracting many power-intensive industries. Its central location helps easy power transmission and evacuation to any part of country. There has been no labour unrest in either Bhilai or Korba, the power capital, for several decades. Twelve percent of India's forests are in Chhattisgarh, and 44 percents of the state's land is under forests. Identified as one of the richest bio-diversity habitats, the Green State of Chhattisgarh has the densest forests in India, rich wildlife and above all over 200 non-timber forest products, including medicinal, aromatic and dye plants, with tremendous potential for value addition.

Advantage Chhattisgarh

• One of the youngest and the fastest growing state of India.
  
• Richest state in mineral resources like Iron, limestone, coal, bauxite and tin.
• With unique bio diversity.Richest state in medicinal,aromatic and dye plants.
• Rank third in 2009 in attracting investment proposals(All India).
• Developing as "Power Hub" of the country.
• Highest freight loading zone in India,contributing one sixth of total revenue of Indian Railways.
• Conducive industrial relations environment, abundant power and water for industrial needs.
• Land available at reasonable rates.
• Large tribal population and rich cultural heritage.
• Good health and education facilities -
  
  • Apollo hospital, Bilaspur,
    
  • Escorts, Raipur
    
  • J.N. Medical Institute, Bhilai (SAIL)
    
• 44 engineering colleges and numerous polytechnics and ITIs
  
• New Capital 'Naya Raipur' being developed with state of the art infrastructure.
  
• Roads
• Excellent road network.
  
• All district headquarters, tehsils and development blocks are connected with good all weather roads.
• To facilitate smooth ride for inter-state and internal traffic, about 3,106 kms. road length has been specially taken up for upgradation.

Railways

• Recognising the potential for mining and metal industry related traffic in the state, the Indian railways have established a new Railway Zone named 'South East Central Railway' with its headquarters at Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.
  
• Chhattisgarh is connected to Kolkata and the national capital New Delhi by super fast Rajdhani Express.
• The state has the highest freight loading in the country and one-sixth of Indian Railway's revenue comes from Chhattisgarh. The length of rail network in the state is 1,108 kms.
• Raipur lies on the main route between Mumbai and Kolkata and daily direct trains connecting Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai are available.
• Direct trains to many cities e.g. Ahmedabad, Aliahabad,Varanasi, Bangalore, Cochin, Pune and Hyderabad are also available.

Air Connectivity

Raipur is linked by regular flights with New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bhubneshwar, Nagpur, Bhopal, Indore, Ahmedabad & Hyderabad.

Mineral resources

Chhattisgarh is a virgin territory that awaits major players to explore and unlock the potential of its abundant minerals. the state is the richest in mineral wealth. Along with two neighboring states of Orrissa and Jharkhand, it accounts for almost the entire coal deposits of India.

The state has the right geological set up to host a number of economic mineral deposits of the Archaean and Proterozoic periods. The area has observed multiple major thermo-tectonic events, covering principal metallogenic and mineralogenic episodes. Such a geological environment is indicative of untapped potential for search of high value metal and mineral deposits of excellence. The State's Mineral Policy has created a conducive business environment to attract private investment in the State.