Congress opposes New Raipur plan

The builders and traders in Chhattisgarh capital are in dilemma.

For the main opposition party, the Congress, has warned to change the master plan if it comes to power in the state.

"The new master plan of Raipur has been designed to destroy the city," former chief minister and Congress Member of Parliament Ajit Jogi said while talking to reporters.

Once the Congress come to power in the state, Jogi said, the government would examine and change the plan.

With hardly a year left when the state would go to the polls, the statement of Congress stalwart in Chhattisgarh had sparked off a flurry of activities among the builders and traders.

This diwali was a boom year for builders here as they did good business this season.

According to the new master plan, the builders and traders had invested on land in the city anticipating change in the land use at par with the new plan.

"The development has come as a big jolt for the builders, who are running from pillar to post to get more details," a leading builder said.

Jogi alleged serious corruption in changing of the land use norms under the new master plan 2021 published a couple of months ago.

"The (BJP-led) government has released the plan without considering all aspects that has no theme of development," Jogi said.

He alleged that the plan will only help a section and not the people.

Citing an example, he said that the area near Agriculture University had been converted for commercial use while it should have been kept for academic purposes.

There were other similar flaws in the plan, he alleged.