Medicinal Processing Centre at Koteshwar Dham | 13 Sep 2021

Why in News

  • On September 11, 2021, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced the opening of a medicinal processing and training center at Koteshwar Dham in Dhamtari district.

Key Points

  • The Chief Minister made this announcement while addressing the Vaidyaraj (Traditional Healers) convention at Koteshwar Dham in the district.
  • Along with this, he also announced the construction of a rest house for ‘Vaidyas’ at Koteshwar Dham and a paddy procurement centre, a stop dam and community forest rights lease in 4 hectare areas.
  • The Chief Minister said the government had started work to document the traditional knowledge of the vaidyas. The Vaidyaraj can grow medicinal plants in their backyards for which the government will provide him assistance.
  • He said that at Satdhara a stop dam will be built and Koteshwar will get solar powered electricity supply and drinking water.