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Agroha set for tourism makeover

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The Haryana Government is developing Agroha, once the capital of Maharaja Agrasen, into a major tourism and cultural heritage centre. A state-of-the-art museum will be set up to preserve and showcase excavated antiquities.

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Presiding over a review meeting on Agroha’s archaeological site development, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said, “Agroha holds immense archaeological and cultural importance. Its development will not only make it a centre of faith but also establish it as an international tourist destination.”

The Chief Minister directed the Hisar-Agroha Metropolitan Development Authority to prepare a comprehensive master plan for Agroha’s integrated tourism development. He also ordered geo-tagging and declaring the surrounding mounds as protected areas to safeguard them.

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It was informed that excavation is underway on nearly five acres, jointly undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Haryana State Archaeology Department. A Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey guided the excavation, and artefacts discovered so far suggest Agroha could reshape the historical narrative not just of Haryana but of the country.

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