Haryana Government will set up a World class Museum and Interpretation Centre on an area of six acres of land at village Rakhigarhi in district Hisar where remains of the largest city of the Indus Valley civilization were found during excavation.
The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda with Chairman, Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development, S.K. Misra regarding Rakhigarhi Project here on Thursday. Archaeology, Museums and Archives Minister, Geeta Bhukkal and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Chhatar Singh were present in the meeting. The Chief Minister said that he would also visit Rakhigarhi which is the biggest Harappan site in India and the second largest Harappan site after Mohenjodaro. He said that a meeting would also be conducted with Union Culture Minister, Chandresh Kumari so that all the excavation work would soon be carried out in consultation with Archeological Survey of India. Hooda said that there will be no shortage of funds for this project and Government would develop Rakhigarhi as a magnificent site to attract national and international tourist. He also directed Principal Secretary, Archives, Archeology and Museum Department, Vijai Vardhan to expedite the project. Vijai Vardhan apprised the CM that the department would engage expert heritage architect for setting up of Museum the work would be completed very soon.