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| Jambu Lochan's memorial in shambles | | Founder of Jammu city Raja | |  Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 13: The memorial raised in honour of the person, who is believed to be the founder of Jammu city, is in complete shambles due to indifference of the government.
The memorial just a stone's throw away from the Civil Secretariat, was raised a few years ago in the memory of Raja Jambu Lochan, who is considered to be the founder of ancient Jammu. The memorial also depicts the rare view of a lion and goat drinking water together from the same stream which ultimately prompted the king to establish a city on such a blessed land.
Even as the memorial was constructed with an honest intention of creating a glimpse of our glorious past but over the years the statue of Raja Jambu Lochan and concrete models of the lion and the goat depicting them to drink water from the same spot have worn out for want of proper upkeep by the Jammu Development Authority (JDA).
Even the pond created to depict the scene of lion and goat drinking water together is covered with a layer of wild algae, weeds and grass which is ample proof that it was not cleaned for the last several years.
The realistic relief panels depicting slices of life from times of Dogra Rajas, that have put at Jambu Lochan Memorial are also in bad condition due to lack of proper maintenance of the place which has turned it as more of an eye sore than a site of beauty.
"It is next to impossible to have a glimpse of the statue of Raja Jambu Lochan as well as the large pictures carved on the walls of the memorial that depict different tales of Dogra Heritage because of the wild weed grown around…The thick layer of grass and bushes have covered the statue and magnificent paintings," a senior citizen, Mohd Akram said. "The height of neglect and stubbornness on part of the authorities concerned to give a face lift to the memorial could be gauged from the fact that they don't even afraid that the Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues pass by the memorial as and when the Civil Secretariat functions from Jammu during winters…Thousands of tourists also throng the place but authorities just give a damn to the preservation of the memorial and doing nothing in this regard," he added. |
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