Five Sites to be Developed as Iconic Sites
The Finance Minister in her budget speech announced government’s plan to develop five archaeological sites as iconic sites with on-site Museums at Rakhigarhi (Haryana), Hastinapur (Uttar Pradesh), Shivsagar (Assam), Dholavira (Gujarat) and Adichanallur (Tamil Nadu). She also announced an allocation of Rs 3,150 crore to the Ministry of Culture for the maritime museum coming up at Lothal in Gujarat.
Rakhigarhi
- It is a Harappan Civilisation site in Hisar district of Haryana which became the largest Harappan civilisation site post excavations in 2016.
- Excavations at the site reveal mature Harappan phase represented by planned township having mud-brick as well as burnt-brick houses ....