In order to develop the famous Purangari Sirpur laxman Temple as a physically challenged-friendly memorial, the State Government has developed a tactile (tangible) way, ramp, Braillesinage etc at the temple site, which was formally inaugurated on Thursday, the World Heritage Day, at a function organised by the Archaeological Survey of India, informed in an official statement here on Thursday.
On the occasion, regional director of Archaeological Survey of India (Central Region) SB Otta congratulated the officers of Archaeological Survey of India, Raipur Circle, for the commendable work they have done for the first time in the state of making the Sirpur laxman temple, friendly with the physically challenged persons.
He advised the officers to give special attention for making arrangement for guides for the guidance of physically challenged persons visiting the temple and to put up Braillesinage etc at the other memorials also of Sirpur.
Addressing the function, collector R Sangeeta said that the tactile marg and ramp would prove to be an important link in making the historical heritage, the laxman temple of the archaeologically important city of Sirpur helpful for the physically challenged and visually impaired persons.
The collector said that about 40 physically challenged children from the RBC Centre situated at Saraipally have visited the Sirpur laxman temple. It would be a good opportunity for them that Dr Rohit Trivedi and Rajendra of Arushi, a voluntary organisation, were present there as guides, who taught them the method of walking on the tactile marg and reading the Braille script.
Addressing the function Superintendent of Police Neethu Kamal said that more police force would be deployed for the security of all the memorials of Sirpur. She appealed to the officers of the Archaeological Survey of India that in view of security they should consider placing close circuit TV camera at all the memorials.
Archaeological advisor Arun Sharma, while appreciating the work of tactile marg and ramp at the laxman temple, demanded from the Archaeological Survey of India to appoint guides and to increase security arrangements at all the 24 archaeologically important memorials of Sirpur.