EMBLEM OF CHHATTISGARH
EMBLEM OF CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh State was formed on November 1, 2000 by partitioning sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh. Raipur is the capital of the state. Chhattisgarh is the tenth largest state in India with an area of 1,35,190 square kilometre and is the sixteenth largest state of India by population. Chhattisgarh borders the states of Madhya Pradesh on the northwest, Maharashtra on the west, Andhra Pradesh on the south, Orissaon the east, Jharkhand on the northeast and Uttar Pradesh on the north. The emblem of Chhattisgarh has an outer circle of 36 petal lotus encompassing the emblem of Government of India in a green circle which has been accosted on both sides by the leafy crest which at the bottom is supported by three wavy lines symbolising water and symbols of electricity on its left and right.