 "500-yr-old Durga temple to be declared heritage site: Kiren Rijiju")
Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that Nartiang village in West Jaintia Hills district - which is home to a 500-year-old Durga temple will be declared as a national heritage site.
"I will ask the village council and people here to send a proposal (in this regard).... This place deserves a recognition," Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, told reporters at Nartiang.
Perched on a hill top and overlooking the Myntang river, the Durga Bari at Nartiang in the Jaintia Hills district was built by Jaintia kings in 16th or 17th century.
"I will talk to both the union tourism minister and union culture minister to provide assistance to this area. This is my commitment," Rijiju said.
"I will ask the village council and people here to send a proposal (in this regard).... This place deserves a recognition," Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, told reporters at Nartiang.
Perched on a hill top and overlooking the Myntang river, the Durga Bari at Nartiang in the Jaintia Hills district was built by Jaintia kings in 16th or 17th century.
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Nartiang is also a famous tourist destination for its monoliths, the tallest in the entire Khasi-Jaintia Hills region.
"I will talk to both the union tourism minister and union culture minister to provide assistance to this area. This is my commitment," Rijiju said.