
RAIPUR
Raipur the state capital was originally established by the Kalchuri King, Ram Chandra, in the last quarter of the 14th century AD. For a long time it was the capital of the Haihaya kings.
It is the biggest city in the region, fast developing into an important industrial center for large and middle scale industries. The region is in the south-eastern part of the Mahanadi River valley.