Sarguja District is located in the northern part of Chhattisgarh and is bordered by the states of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. The name 'Sarguja' was derived from an oil-seed, presently called as 'Jatangi'. When the crop flowers it looks like a gold sheet spread over the fields.
The majority of the people are tribes. There are many natural and scenic locations and great places of worship. The major tourist destinations are Ambikapur, Ramgarh and Sita-Bengra, Sanjay National Park, Deepadih, and Semarsot Wildlife Sanctuary. The Thinthini Pathar, a rock of about two hundred quintals, cylindrical in shape and resting on ground rocks also attracts tourists. Mainpat, a hill station, is famous for the Tiger Point waterfall.
Sarguja projects
Bamboo Mission in Chhattisgarh entry of government officials in Chandan Nagar in Sarguja district of Chhattisgarh has been banned with effect from May 1, 2007. This comes after series of long-standing protests by people against a proposed 1,000-mw thermal power plant in the district. iffco Chhattisgarh Power Limited (icpl) is a joint venture between Indian Farmers Fertilser Co-operative Limited (iffco) and Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (cseb). iffco signed the tripartite agreement with Chhattisgarh government and cseb on November 3, 2005, and according to the deal, iffco would be the majority shareholder (74 per cent).
