The Haryana Government is developing Agroha, a historically significant site, into a major tourist destination and cultural heritage center aiming to give a new identity on the world archaeological map. As part of this initiative, a state-of-the-art museum will be established in Agroha to preserve and showcase excavated antiquities.
The Chief Minister presided over a review meeting regarding the progress of Agroha’s archaeological site development held here today. Urban Local Bodies Minister Sh. Vipul Goel, Heritage and Tourism Minister Dr. Arvind Sharma, former Minister Dr. Kamal Gupta, Sh. Aseem Goel, and former Vidhan Sabha Speaker Sh. Gian Chand Gupta also attends the meeting.
Nayab Singh Saini said that Agroha holds immense archaeological and cultural importance as it was once the capital of Maharaja Agrasen. Its development will not only make it a center 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, outlining a detailed strategy for developing Agroha as an integrated tourist destination. He further directed that the mounds surrounding the Agroha archaeological site should be geo-tagged and declared a protected area to safeguard them from any kind of damage.
It was informed in the meeting that excavation work is being carried out on nearly five acres in Agroha through a joint effort of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Haryana State Archaeology Department. Prior to the excavation, a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey was conducted to identify potential areas, based on which the excavation began. The artefact unearthed so far indicate that in the coming time this site will give a new dimension to the historical landscape not only of Haryana but of the entire country.
Chief Secretary Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Town and Country Planning Department Sh. A.K. Singh, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta, Principal Secretary, Heritage and Tourism Department Smt. Kala Ramachandran, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sh. Yashpal, Director, Archaeology and Museums Department Sh. Amit Khatri, Deputy Commissioner, Hisar Sh. Anish Yadav, and other officers also remained present in the meeting.