Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated the online delivery website ‘Cghaat’ on 16 April. Cghaat will facilitate doorstep delivery of fruits and vegetables during the extended lockdown phase due to contain COVID-19 spread.
Cghaat:
♦ The web portal, cghaat.in, has been developed by Chhattisgarh government’s agency Chips.
♦ The fruit and vegetable vendors who are interested to provide services can register online through this portal.
♦ After registering, they can provide home delivery against online orders placed as soon as they receive Collector’s permission.
♦ Cghaat service is available free of charge to vendors.
♦ Customers interested in purchasing from the portal can also register free of charge and choose the vendor of their choice.
♦ Other essential items such as milk, groceries, forest-produce, etc is set to be delivered soon through the portal.
♦ The portal will come in handy for people who practice physical distancing and will also minimize the chances of crowding at the shops.
Chhattisgarh:
Formation: 1 November 2000
Governor: Anusuiya Uikey
Chief Minister: Bhupesh Baghel
Literacy rate: 70.01% (2011 Census)
Official language: Chhattisgarhi, Hindi
State Tree: Sal tree
State flower: Lady’s Slipper
State Bird: Hill Myna
State Animal: Wild Asian Buffalo
