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Chandigarh: Ahead of the Haryana election, the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP-JJP government has announced the development of the Agroha Dham of the Agarwal community in Hisar district into a tourist destination on the lines of Rakhigarhi site, the largest site of Indus Valley Civilisation...
On Sunday, Khattar announced the establishment of a museum at the site of Agroha Dham, adding that the Centre has already approved the comprehensive development of the site and its surrounding areas jointly by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Haryanas archaeology department..
According to the website of the Haryana archaeology department, the primary efforts to discover Agrohas past were made in 1888-89 under the supervision of C.J. Rodgers who was an archaeological surveyor in Punjab Circle...
The excavation was restarted in the year 1938-39, though even this time, it could not be carried on for long due to the World War 2 but it provided major historical input towards Agrohas existence, the website of Haryana archaeological department reads...
In 1978-79, the archaeology department began excavation work It was at this time that people actually became aware of the extent of this great kingdom. 1979-80 and 1980-81 were carried out at Agroha by the department and revealed five cultural periods ranging from circa 4th century BC to 14th century AD, it added...
