Important decisions have been taken for the security and development of archaeologically important places in Ambikapur district, at a meeting of the District Archaeology Union chaired by collector R Prasanna, held here on Friday. The collector, after including new members, reorganised the executive committee at the meeting.
The collector suggested to strengthen the Gram Dharohar Samiti for the security of archaeologically important sculptures and to ensure security and development of places with participation of sarpanch and rural community.
In the meeting, the members of the union suggested to shift the idols lying at different places to Ambikapur district museum and to give protection to other archaeologically important places of the district and to publicise them also. The collector, on the suggestions of the members, instructed the office-bearers of the union to earmark such places and to develop them with the participation of the community.
In the meeting the collector informed the members that the district administration had prepared and sent a proposal to the government for the protection and development of medicinal plants on the hills of Ramgarh and nearby areas and to make sculpture of the huge stone in Ramgarh.
He said that perhaps this sculpture would be the biggest one made out the stone and it would attract tourists. The collector said that after conducting a survey information has been gathered about the 150 historical houses of the district, so that by protecting the history of these houses it could be developed. The members have also suggested review of the primitive coins received while excavation of the archaeological places periodically.
Nutan Ekka and Pramod Kumar have been included in the executive committee as new members.
Kamalkant Pandey, SK Tripathi, Kartaram Gupta, Alok Dubey, Ved Prakash Agrawal, Rajendra Tiwari, Sunil Tiwari, Krishnand Tiwari, DD Singh and Charuchandra were present in the meeting.