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Sivasagar as world heritage site sought
Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Aug 31 – The media fraternity here has appealed to the Sivasagar Deputy Commissoner Minakshi Sundaram to turn Sivasagar, which has an abundance of monuments dating back to the Ahom period, into a world heritage site. The media persons including Guno Barua, Manirul Islam Bora, Khairuddin Ahmed and Toufique Islam Bora met the DC on Thursday and briefed him about the various burning issues of Sivasagar and the importance of preservation of ancient monuments and the possibility of turning Sivasagar a world heritage site.
The media fraternity also expressed their ire over the non-preservation of the Sivasagar tank and Joysagar tank either by Central Archeological Department or the State Archeological Department. They said that Sivasagar has all the potential to be recognised as a heritage site having the Sivadol adorned with a golden pot, Bishnu Dol, Devi Dol, Asia’s first pavilion Rang Ghar, Kareng Ghar, Talatal Ghar, maidams of Charaideo, Ajan peer Dargah etc.

The DC, accompanied by the media persons, later visited Sivasagar town and took stock of the burning issues of the town, like artificial floods, traffic congestion, encroachment of road / streets and said that a meeting would soon be convened with the chairman, SMB and the Superintendent of Police, Sivasagar to resolve the issues.