About District

Sakti, the district headquarters, is situated on National Highway 49. Sakti district formation was announced on 15 August 2021 by Chief Minister. It is the 33rd district of Chhattisgarh. Sakti district was inaugurated on 9 September 2022 by Chief Minister. This district has been formed by combining four blocks Sakti, Malkharoda, Jaijaipur and Dabhra. Sakti was one of the 14 princely states. Gond kings ruled here. The founders of this princely state were Hari and Gujar. There are abundant reserves of dolomite in the district. Therefore it is called Dolomite Hub of India. Agricultural implements are also manufactured here on a large scale. Mahanadi, Son and Borai are the major rivers flowing through this region