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| Rescue, salvage to save the sinking heritage: Charak | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 1: Gulchain Singh Charak, former minister, president Dogra Sadar Sabha, member governing body & former vice chairman Jammu Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society addressing the press conference said that the Mubarak Mandi complex in Jammu located at the crown of this ancient town is not only a historical monument of archeological value to attract the curious tourists, it denotes the very pride of Dogras and symbolizes the great culture of secular love lore, of folk songs and music, of gallant warriors and artists and a very amicable, noble social order that grew under the umbrella of its rulers.
It is only unfortunate that this great insignia of a race that nurtured here with a lamb and a tiger drinking water together is subjected to a systematic perish. The remnants of the great monument are in shambles, reduced to debris.
It is pathetic to see how this most precious heritage Mubarak Mandi complex is dilapidated in bad shape and the precious historical buildings and other monuments are being destroyed in a planned manner by ravages of apathy and indifference by an insensitive political leadership and equally defunct administrative machinery too busy in their self centered attitude.
It is like administering a painful slow death by neglect to a culture, to a human race and to the pride history of the region.
Nothing is being done to save this Dogra heritage of Jammu region, from the incessant rains. The most valuable, important rare artifacts, books and other valuable articles and more than eight lakhs files are stored in unsafe conditions of ruins under leaking roof and covered by a shattered tarpaulin cloth.
Immediate repair of the museum building that is badly seeping and most precious artifacts and other items of the museum are decaying, clean the whole complex to save the same from further deterioration, shift the archives in the old information building after giving the proper treatment against termites and strictly stop all kind of parkings in the complex.
He said priority must be given to beautify the internal courtyard as first tourist attraction in Jammu. The Gandola project initially planned to connect Mubarak Mandi with Bahu- Fort and Maha Maya temple be completed unaltered by bringing it to near the Mubarak Mandi complex.
It was strongly recommended that the restoration work be undertaken on war footing without any further loss of time.
The office bearers who expressed their views included Maj. Gen G. S Jamwal (Retd.)-member governing body JMMHS, N. K Dogra-senior vice president DSS, Col. K. S Jamwal (retd.), Brig. M. S Jamwal (retd.), Gambhir Dev Singh & Dr. Col Virendra K Sahi (retd.). |
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