Government to support inclusion of Thembang village in UNESCO list: Taba Tedir

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Art and Culture Minister Taba Tedir has assured all possible support from the State government in making Thembang, a 12th century fortified village, to be included in the final list of UNESCO world's heritage site.

The minister who, is on a two-day visit to West Kameng district, visited the village on Wednesday and interacted with the Thembang Heritage Village Council members. Thembang Village along with Ziro Valley in Lower Subansiri district of the State, are nominees for UNESCO's world heritage sites. The council members apprised the minister about the current position of Thembang in the process of inclusion in the final list of UNESCO's World Heritage. The council also submitted a memorandum to the minister, an official communiqué informed on Thursday.

The memorandum stated, "Thembang Village has been nominated for World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 2014 along with the Ziro Valley and the State government has already declared Thembang as State heritage site in the year 2015. Even after passing of five years, there is delay in progress for making it to the final list of UNESCO."

"Thembang could be a great asset and pride for our state if it makes to the final list of UNESCO world heritage site," the memorandum added.

The minister said that the government would extend all support in making it to the final list of UNESCO. Tedir, who also holds the Education portfolio, also visited the Upper Primary School of the village during the day.

On Thursday, Tedir visited the Government Polytechnic College, Sarada Mission School, Government Higher Secondary School and ongoing construction new building site of Higher Secondary School at Dirang. Principal of the Polytechnic College Dr Anil Choudhary briefed about the issues of the college through Power Point Presentation (PPE).

While interacting with the teachers and students of the college, Tedir informed that the State government had already allotted Rs 1 crore for the administrative building, Rs 1 crore for the library, Rs 1 crore for the 30-bedded boys' hostel, Rs 50 lakhs for the play ground, Rs 30 lakhs for the internal road connection, the works of which is being executed by PWD.

"All necessary support will be provided by the government to get the final approval from the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) for the college," he said.

While visiting the ongoing construction site of new building of the government higher secondary school at Dirang, the minister directed the executing agency and contractor to maintain the quality of works and complete it in due course of time. Tedir also inaugurated the Information & Communication Technology Laboratory constructed under the Project JIGYASA (RAA) at Government Secondary School, Rama Camp.

The minister was accompanied by Dirang MLA Phurpa Tsering, ZPC Rinchin Zomba Merakpa, OSD to minister Chuku Mama, Special Secretary Secondary Education Saurabh Shaswat, Special Secretary Elementary Education Soumya Sourabh, DSPD RUSA Minto Ete, SLO (DHTE) Dr A K Mishra and other officers of the district.

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