Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 16: Former Minister and president Dogra Sadar Sabha J&K, Thakur Gulchain Singh Charak has appealed the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to convene a meeting of the Governing Body of the Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society so that current difficulties faced by the Society in expeditious execution of works may be removed.
Addressing a press conference at Sabha Bhawan today, Charak said that the Mubarak Mandi Complex, which has unique architecture and is one of the largest complexes of North India, occupies the pride of place as a priceless heritage of Jammu region. However, he regretted that in the decades following the ascendency of Kashmir centric popular Governments, it became subject to neglect and deterioration, and later measures to restore the complex to its previous glory have yet to fully fructify.
Referring to a petition having been submitted by prominent citizens to the Lieutenant Governor regarding the need to restore the Shergarhi Complex Srinagar and to expedite the restoration of the Mubarak Mandi Complex Jammu, Charak said that while the Shergarhi Complex, though important, is a different issue and needs to be dealt with separately. Regarding Mubarak Mandi, he pointed out that the expected pace in the restoration work of the complex is yet to be achieved.
He, however, emphasized the need to underline the issues involved and to ascertain the real reasons because of which the Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society, is not being able to make expected headway so that these are brought to the notice of the Lieutenant Governor who is the present Chairman of the Governing Body of the Society.
Charak disclosed that the high powered Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society was created in 2006, in keeping with the aspirations of the people of Jammu, to facilitate smooth decision making for carrying out the restoration work and all related issues including subsequent reuse of the complex as a vibrant cultural tourism destination.
“In the intervening period, however, lack of cooperation and delays in providing sanctions by Governments resulted in slowing down the work,” he added.
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