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Friday, July 15, 2011

Dimasa-Kachari community carries out mass social work



Volunteers are seen removing the outgrowths of shrubs and grass at the Kachari Rajbari, Dimapur on Saturday, July 9. (Morung Photo)
 
DIMAPUR, JULY 9 (MExN): The Dimasa-Kachari community of Dimapur carried out a mass social work at the Kachari Rajbari on Saturday, July 9. Sited near the Naga Shopping Arcade, the ancient ruins were once the seat of the Kachari Kingdom.
Owing to total negligence, the archaeological relic is now facing the threat of extinction from the effects of the elements as well as human influence. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is responsible for the protection and maintenance of the site, which is also listed as a ‘protected monument’.  The community today expressed dismay at the rather step-motherly treatment meted out to the site of historical importance by the ASI. Repeated appeals in the recent past made to the ASI for its proper upkeeping and protection has come to naught, they said.
During July last year, an official of the ASI based in Guwahati when contacted by this daily had assured to take up restoration works once the rainy season was over. But that assurance, it seems never saw the light of day.
The Kachari Rajbari Preservation Committee had also submitted a representation for provision of beautification, preservation, garden maintenance, security personnel and an office building with research facility to the governor, Nikhil Kumar when he made a visit to the site last year. The governor that time had expressed dismay over the almost non-existent maintenance of the ruins.
Thick outgrowth of grass and shrubs has blanketed the site. The negligence of the responsible agency notwithstanding, the community carried a clean up drive, trying to remove the outgrowths with the basic of implements today.  

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