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Archaeological site near Banka district's Bhadaria village will be developed as tourist destination, says Bihar CM

Archaeological site near Banka district's Bhadaria village will be developed as tourist destination, says Bihar CM
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar visits archeological site on the bank of Chanan river in Bammka district on Saturday.
PATNA: Bihar chief miniter Nitish Kumar on Saturday said the historical site located on the bank of Chanan river near Bhadaria village under Amarpur block of Banka district would be developed as a tourist destination.
He also said that Chanan river’s stream prior to 1995 would be revived and the current stream would be diverted towards the old stream so that the works of mining and investigation at the site of archeological importance could be carried in a proper way.

Earlier in the day, the CM accompanied by the state’s water resources minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, made a visit to the historical site near Bhadaria village and issued certain instructions to the officials of Banka district administration.
He asked the officials to divert the current stream of Chanan river towards the old stream so that mining works around the archeological sites could be carried without hindrance.
The archeological importance of the banks of Chanan river came into the limelight during the Chhath Puja in November this year after some villagers, in the process of making ghats for the Chhath Puja, uncovered some ancient-age bricks and structures made of bricks.
“After recovery of ancient-age bricks from the bed of the river, some local people and the local MLA informed me about the development. Subsequently, a team of archeological experts visited the site and informed me about the findings. Now, it has been established that it is a historical place. Local people are also aware that Lord Buddha had visited this place. As per initial studies, the remains found here are 2,600 years old,” Nitish told media persons near Bhadaria village after visiting the archeological site.

The CM said, a joint team of archeological experts and the Banka district administration was working at the site to investigate the archeological importance of the remains uncovered from the beds of Chanan river. “Proper mining works at this archeological site will be carried out so that people of not only Bihar but across the world can get important information about the ancient age,” the CM said after visiting the site.
The CM also announced proper development around the dam on Chanan river.
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