Tag: Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation

The Rajnandgaon Labour Department organised mobile camps in Bhatguna, Patekohara, Iraikhurd, Musarakala and Rajendra Prasad Ward No. 11 to facilitate worker registration, renewal, e-Shram registration and e-KYC, while providing information about government welfare schemes.

Rajnandgaon Mayor Madhusudan Yadav’s birthday was celebrated with enthusiasm across the city, with a grand public welcome in Nandai. Residents, BJP workers and social workers joined the celebrations and extended warm wishes to the three-time Mayor.

Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation will organise PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana camps across residential colonies from August 21 to September 1. The evening camps will provide information, registration assistance and guidance on rooftop solar systems, with the objective of promoting clean energy and helping households reduce their electricity bills.

Rajnandgaon Municipal Commissioner G.R. Markam has issued notices to two women’s self-help groups after sanitation work was reportedly stopped in four wards without prior notice. The Commissioner warned of deductions from their monthly bills, stressing that sanitation is an essential service, particularly during the monsoon season.

Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation has intensified civic action ahead of the monsoon and upcoming Ganesh festival, focusing on road repairs, drain cleaning, streetlight restoration, encroachment removal and drinking water supply. Special monitoring is also underway in waterlogging-prone areas, while measures are being taken to improve sanitation and control stray cattle.

The Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation (RMC) has continued its anti-encroachment campaign by removing illegal structures and roadside obstructions in Nandai and Takapara. The civic body said the drive aims to improve traffic movement and ensure smooth rainwater drainage during the monsoon.

Rajnandgaon Mayor Madhusudan Yadav conducted a field inspection in Ward No. 23, reviewing water supply, sanitation, drainage and ongoing development works in Lalbagh, Mahendra Nagar and Prabhat Nagar. He directed officials to maintain construction quality, improve cleanliness and address waterlogging issues on priority.

The Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation has issued separate notices to the operator and supplier of the Mohara Water Treatment Plant following a chlorine gas turner leak at its 17 MLD filtration unit. Both agencies have been asked to explain the incident within 24 hours, failing which action will be initiated under applicable contractual and procurement provisions.

Rajnandgaon Mayor Madhusudan Yadav and Municipal Commissioner G.R. Markam conducted a joint inspection of Chikhli Deendayal Nagar following waterlogging caused by continuous rainfall and directed officials to take immediate measures for drainage, cleaning and removal of obstructions.

Leader of Opposition Santosh Pille has alleged that inadequate pre-monsoon preparations by the Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation led to widespread waterlogging after two days of heavy rainfall. He claimed that repeated requests for drain cleaning and road repairs were ignored, affecting several wards across the city.

Former Rajnandgaon councillor and ex-City Congress General Secretary Hemant Ostwal has sought a public clarification from Mayor Madhusudan Yadav on the status of the ₹10-crore road resurfacing project and the alleged unauthorised occupation of 180 PMAY houses in Lakholi, while also calling for greater transparency in municipal development works.

The Rajnandgaon Municipal Corporation has intensified sanitation, drainage cleaning, road repairs, plantation protection and beautification works across the city ahead of the monsoon season. Civic authorities have also restored water supply affected by a technical fault and launched initiatives to address stray dog control, encroachments and urban cleanliness.