Marking the ‘World Heritage Day,’ the Andhra Sahitya Parishad Museum convened a special photo exhibition on its premises at Ramaraopet here on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Assistant Director of the Department of Archaeology G. Venkataratnam said that a good number of artefacts, palm scripts and manuscripts dated back to centuries were in the possession of the museum in the city that had the history of more than a century.
He called upon the students, youngsters and senior citizen to make it a point to visit the museum to enhance their knowledge about the history of Andhra Pradesh with special reference to East Godavari district.
Heritage walk
He said that the department was taking special care to preserve the relics and displaying them for the present generation. Technical assistant K. Timma Raju and others were present.
At a programme organised by the East Godavari chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Collector H. Arun Kumar said that the heritage sites and monuments in the district would be preserved and developed at tourist destinations. He released a special issue on heritage tourism being brought out by the INTACH’s district chapter and flagged-off the heritage walk.
Speaking on the occasion, he observed that there were a good number of heritage buildings in different parts of the district and protecting those monuments was the need of the hour.
Archaeology AD Venkataratnam says students should visit museum
