The Durg District is a populous District of Chhattisgarh. It occupies the southwestern part of the Chhattisgarh plain and possesses belts of hilly country in the south, southwest and northwest, bestowed with mineral resources and forests. The National Highway No. 6 (Mumbai - Sambalpur - Calcutta) is the major highway of the district and the train route is the main line of the South Eastern Railway midway between Mumbai-Calcutta. Nearest airport from the District Headquarter Durg is at Mana (Raipur) about 50 Km's away. Durg district was come in existence in the year in 1906. In the begining present Rajnandgaon and Kawardha district was a part of Durg district. In 1973 Durg was divided and seperate Rajanandgaon district comes in existence. Since then present state of Durg district is existing. read more