Kanparthi museum in Andhra Pradesh to get a facelift at ₹2 crore
The Hindu
A detailed project report on building an aesthetically-designed museum will be submitted to the Central government, says State Archeology and Museums Deputy Director O. Ramasubba Reddy
The dilapidated museum at Kanaparthi village in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh with numerous artefacts will be given a facelift, State Archeology and Museums Deputy Director O. Ramasubba Reddy has said.
Leading a delegation of archeologists to the museum named after statesman Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu, on December 9 (Friday), he said that the village had been notified as an area of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
“A detailed project report (DPR) is being prepared to build an aesthetically-designed museum at a cost of over ₹2 crore. It DPR on creating the required infrastructure jointly by the Union and State Governments will be submitted to the Centre,” Mr. Ramasubba Reddy told The Hindu, which brought to limelight the archeologically valuable site in these columns. The team was deputed by Department of Archaeology and Museums Commissioner G. Vani.
A number of bronze and Panchaloha idols of the Lord Buddha have been unearthed as also numerous centuries-old Sivalingams in the coastal village, known as ‘Kanakapuripatnam in the past, explained department Assistant Director N. Gangadhar from Nellore.
Prakasam District Tourism and Cultural Officer K. Benhar said required tourism infrastructure would be developed in the village, where Gundalakamma, which has been a cradle of civilization for centuries, empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Social activist K. Trinadha Reddy pleaded with the officials to develop the historic Yeleswara temple in the village as it was from here a large number of idols were chiselled by expert sculptors and exported to Southeast Asian countries thousands of years ago. ‘Dhara Sivalinga’ with 32 dimensions is a rare piece of sculpture in the village.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”