Korba district
CHHATTISGARH
Beneficiary Oriented Solution - State
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Korba district was accorded the status of a full fledged revenue district with effect from 25 May, 1998. The district headquarter is Korba city, which is situated on the banks of the confluence of rivers Hasdeo and Ahiran. Korba is the power capital of Chhattisgarh. The district comes under Bilaspur division. The headquarter of Korba districts situated about 200 KM. from the capital city Raipur.
Project Details
Brief Background
Korba is the power capital of the Chhattisgarh State. The district comes under Bilaspur division and is inhabited mainly by tribal including the protected tribe Korwas (Pahadi Korwa). Korba is blessed with lush green forest cover where a sizable number of tribal populations are found. The Adivaisis in the forest areas live in-tandem with the environment and have retained their distinctive cultural characteristics and traditional observances.
Objective
Korba is often referred as the Industrial Hub of Chhattisgarh. The district within itself is enriched with all the essential raw materials needed for power generation namely coal and water. The four Thermal Power Plants (NTPC KTPS BALCO & BCPP DSPM CSEB East CSEB West) together generates 3650 MW of electricity. Besides these there is a Hydro Electric Power Station situated at Machadoli Bango. Coal is also abundant in the district. The SECL a profit making Coal Company under the Coal India Limited has many of its important mines in Korba district. BALCO (Bharat Aluminium Company) an aluminum major being the single largest Aluminium producer at one location is also based in the district.
Benefits
This district belongs to Bilaspur division of Chhattisgarh State. District is the main unit of the state. The District Collector & Magistrate is the administrator of the district . The most important work of the the District Collector is to maintain law and order various rules and implementation of various govt. schemes. Being a top administrator of the district he directly order the police department whenever required. He is also responsible to maintain peace and justice in the district.
Implementation Methodology
Coal is available in abundance in the district many important coal mines of Coal India Limited (SECL) are located in the district. Apart from this an aluminum producing company (BALCO) is also located in the district.Implementing Agency Details
Name of implement agency
National Informatics Centre (NIC)
Name of Representative of Agency
Representative Agency Email
servicedesk-nic@nic.in
Representative Agency Phone / Mobile
1800111555
