Raipur is the capital city
of the state of Chhattisgarh. It was formerly
a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of
Chhattisgarh was formed on November 1, 2000.
The city of Raipur is located near the centre
of a large plain, sometimes referred as the
"rice bowl of India", where hundreds of varieties
of rice are grown. The Mahanadi River flows
to the east of the city of Raipur, and the southern
side has dense forests. The Maikal Hills rise
on the north-west of Raipur; on the north, the
land rises and merges with the Chota Nagpur
Plateau, which extends north-east across Jharkhand
state. On the south of Raipur lies the Baster
Plateau. Raipur city is situated on the Mumbai
- Howrah route of Indian Railways and National
Highway 6 passes through the city of Raipur.
It is well connected with important business
centres of India.
The Children's Village at Raipur
was set up to reach out to the needy and orphan
children in the state of Chhattisgarh. The government
of Chhattisgarh has allotted 7 acres of land
for the establishment of the Children's Village
at Mana Camp near the Raipur Airport. The Children's
Village will cater to the need of 140 children
in distress.
Presently the Children's Village
is operating from rented accommodation and is
providing long term family care to 56 children
(32 boys & 24 girls). 14 Mother Trainees are
taking care of these children. 25 children are
attending schools.
The foundation stone for the
Children's Village was laid by Dr. Raman Singh,
Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh on 3rd July 2005.
At present 14 family houses, Kindergarten, library,
computer-laboratory, dispensary, community house,
co-worker's residence and work shop are under
construction and are expected to be over by
May 2007.
