In a bid to develop new tourist destination State Government may renovate Maharaja Pradyumann Shah's Tomb, which is situated in the middle of the Dehradun. When Tehri MP Mala Rajya lakshmi Shah visited to the place on Saturday she herself cleaned the area with holy water of Ganga river.
Maharaja Pradyumnn shah statue construction committee chairman Sheeshpal Gusain explained her about valiant story of Maharaja and demanded her support for its renovation so she announced Rs 5 lakh from her MP local Area Development (lAD) Fund and given assurance that she would give another Rs five lakh after expenditure of first installment. This is pride moment for us that shah tomb situated in the middle of city and she got a chance to renovate it.
She asked that the tomb should be renovated on the pattern of ancient sculpture so that this would grab people including tourist attention and visitor would come to know about its glorious history too. She said that his history should be incorporated in school curriculum so that children would also know about him. later she also paid obeisance at Guru Ram Rai Darbar and met its Mahant Sri Devendra Das. She apprised him that State Government wants to renovate it and want to make the area free from all kinds of encroachment. It will be renovated under the supervision of the committee so she needs Mahant's aprpoval. Following on her request Mahant said that he would give his approval after having deliberation with their management committee.
Ironically Maharaja Pradyumnn shah was 54th king of Garhwal. He lost his life while fighting on May 14, 1804 at Khudbuda, Dehradun. His son Maharaja Sudharshan Shah had made this tomb around 200 years ago and it has historical importance too. she assured that she would provide all kind of assistance as per the demand of the committee. This is historical place and need to be renovated. She said that minister of state Dr Dhan Singh Rawat and culture director Veena Bhatt have visited here and supported the committee’s wish. During their visit the minister had ascertained that first the area should be clean then it would visible from distance. She said that State Government should rebuild it with their construction agency and make new rooftop of the tomb. Its surface should be refurbished and a room which is next to the tomb should be converted into as library where people would read about the Maharaja and his valiant story. Its literature should be made available here and then schools can be provided the literature too.
Ironically Mahraja Pradyumnn was not only king of Garhwal but also expand his fiefdom upto Kumaon as well. To save his fortress he continued to fight and remain there till his last breadth. She demanded that Khudbuda darshani gate, renovation of its tomb and a statue of pradyumann shah should be placed at lansdown chowk.
During her other dignitaries including BJP city president Umesh Aggrawal, ex president Puneet Mittal and Manda president Vishal Gupta and others were present