Sukma district

It is sharing the border with Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states and districts Bastar, Bijapur and Dantewada.

The predecessors of the Jameendars of Sukma who worked in this area under the kingship of the erstwhile Maharaja of Bastar were originated from Rajasthan and fled to Warangal.

They have re-established themselves here and started leading their life however the curse of bad time did not stop worrying them even here, they were very often subjected to the highhandedness of the Maratha Rajas and Peshwas who used to impose different Taxes and Punishments.

To avoid these atrocities the predecessors of the Jameendars have reached around Sukma through Bheji passing different forest areas and have started searching for a shelter to themselves.

Devotees reach this place in scores of numbers during Shivratri and Makar Sankranti and perform Puja.

Later on, these couple have settled down at the present day's Rajwada area of Sukma, they felt very comfortable in this place.

Even today when the Pujari chants during sacrifice at this temple certain words are revered which indicate that the deity is brought from Warangal.

According to popular belief, Rishi Inji's ashram was located in this village during the Ramayana period.

Main reason of this underdevelopment can be attributed to the disparity and lack of standard education in the schools.

There is a greater amount of scarcity of specialized teachers at higher schooling levels such as Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English.

A total of 143 ashrams, hostels and special residential schools are run by the Tribal Development Department in Sukma district.

Further to this improvising the health institutions through providing modern equipment, labs and other essential facilities is paying good dividends.

Government hospitals are the only source of medical care in the district, hence fine tuning the health services is essential, which is being done relentlessly.

It is located around 3 km from District Headquarter Sukma, In this eco-tourism centre construction of basic infrastructures like motorboat, paddle boat arrangement, access road and hut site was constructed by the district administration and forest department.

It is a crucial connectivity bridge between LWE affected area of Sukma in Chhattisgarh and Odisha State.

Sukma has road connectivity to Raipur, Jagdalpur, Dantewada, Malkangiri, Hyderabad and Vijayawada.

National Highway NH-30 passing through Sukma district, ensures smooth travel on road to Raipur and Hyderabad.