INTACH organises heritage tour of Harsha Chhina village

To mark World Heritage Week, INTACH-Amritsar, with the support of various prominent schools of Amritsar, visited the ancient ruins at Harsha Chhina village in Ajnala. Maj Gen Balwinder Singh, Punjab state Convener and Gagandeep Singh Virk, convener of Intach Amritsar, said that the aim of this programme was to create the mindset of archaeologists among the students so that they can see the huge ruins of their ancestors being destroyed in this part of Punjab.

“These ruins were once a mountain-like structure and an archeological site, which was destroyed through land encroachment over the years.,” said Virk.

“Meanwhile, the tour was led by historian Surinder Kochhar shared detailed information about temples once present there. He shared information about the stones, clay and terracotta objects. Students of DAV International School Amritsar, Howard Lane School Amritsar and Riarki School shared their experience and said they would request the administration to take care of this site. Gagandeep Singh and others demanded that the Archaeological Survey of India should do more research on this and should involve students from schools, colleges and universities in these researches.