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Chhattisgarh
Chitrakot Waterfall on the Indravati River, near Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India.
The state of Chhattisgarh was created by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act, which was passed by the Indian legislature in August 2000. The state officially came into existence on November 1, 2000, having previously been part of the state of Madhya Pradesh.1
Unlike the formation of other states during that period, the establishment of Chhattisgarh was notable for being a peaceful process, free from the agitation and violence that accompanied the creation of Uttarakhand and Jharkhand.1