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Hello Jammu News at 7:41:00 PM 0

JAMMU, JULY 04: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Sanjeev Verma today visited Mubarak Mandi to take stock of the restoration work here at the Dogra heritage Complex.
He inspected the pace of work and sought details about the status work of the works from the concerned functionaries.
Executive Director Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society Sham Lal and officials of ASI were also present on the occasion.
The Div Com directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)- the executing agency to take care of the original architectural features of the royal complex while executing the renovation work. “Special care is to be taken to maintain the glory of this precious heritage” he asserted.
He directed the concerned functionaries to speed up the pace to avoid further delay in the completion of the work on the heritage site- which is expected to become a major tourist attraction of Jammu city.
Meanwhile, the Div Com directed the concerned for taking appropriate measures to restrict the entry of unauthorized persons and vehicles in the complex.
Later, the Div Com also convened a meeting to review the financial and physical progress and deliberated on allied issues.
A power point presentation was given during the meeting about the work done by ASI.
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Hello Jammu News at 8:34:00 PM 0


“Central courtyard to be ready in record time”


 JAMMU, MARCH 13: In order to give fillip to pace of work on Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex, Minister of State for Education, Tourism and Culture, Priya Sethi chaired a meeting with the Executive body of Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society (MMJHS) and reviewed the status of ongoing work on the prestigious project of Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex on Monday evening here.
Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Hemant Kumar Sharma, Secretary Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez, Director, Archives, Archaeology & Museums, Mohammad Shafi Zahid, Joint Director, Tourism, Shauket Ahmed, Executive Director, MMJHS, Sham Lal besides Members of MMJHS along with the experts form heritage consultancy and senior officers of executing agencies attended the meeting.
Priya Sethi, said that the Mubarak Mandi restoration work has picked up the momentum in the recent times and disclosed that work on Central Courtyard work has already been taken up and will be completed in record time for the use of public.
The Minister took a detailed assessment of the inception report submitted by the Sanrakshan – a heritage consultancy that has been engaged by the recently constituted Mubarak Mandi Jammu Heritage Society (MMJHS) other than Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for the restoration work of the heritage complex.
The Minister asked the consultants to create a vision document for entire complex and accordingly set priorities for conservation and adaptive reuse of buildings.
In a way, the consultants will be preparing a Master Plan for the entire Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex after conservation strategies for each and individual buildings will be worked out.
She asked the concerned for swift completion of the work on Royal court and Darbar Hall that is already on finishing stages.
The consultants appointed have been asked to first go in for structural investigations started which will be followed by Geo-Technical services for structural assessments of buildings and ground penetrating radar service to understand archaeological remains under ground. Once completed, the radar mapping to document all existing buildings will be done and any deflection will be recorded before initiating work.
‘To make a beginning, working on a five-year road map serves the purpose but short-term strategies involving immediate structural stabilization including propping wherever needed must be integrated, the Minister said, adding that, this will at least stabilize all structures and enable the work to begin.
Priya asked the concerned to bring in interpreted materials before starting formally and further instructed to light up the dark areas for people to walk in and see the restoration work going on.
She directed to carry out the work in such a way that no one will be barred from entering the complex while the agencies are executing the restoration work.
The Minister stressed on involving the local communities to bring complete transparency in the entire project.
The Minister passed instructions to install lights in the entire Mubarak Mandi Complex so that work could be taken up at any given point of time even in the evening hours as well.
During the meeting, a detailed discussion was held on several issues pertaining to restoration of central courtyard, face-lifting of Dogra Art Museum, development of tourist facilities around heritage complex, display of signage boards depicting history of buildings of the heritage complex, requirement of Engineering staff, energy stabilization, illumination of building and general lighting in central courtyard, creation of website and more alike.
The meeting was also informed about the conservation master plan, immediate actions, conservation works, electric connection, water supply and civil lines.
Earlier, the Minister visited different segments of the heritage complex to have on ground appraisal of the ongoing work in the heritage complex.

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Hello Jammu News at 7:42:00 PM 0


Minister reviews developmental works being executed to restore heritage complex
JAMMU, MARCH 13: Minister for Tourism Tassaduq Hussain Mufti today stressed upon the concerned agencies for taking measures to restore and preserve Mubarak Mandi complex, one of the major architectural heritage landmarks of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Minister was chairing a meeting of consultants to reviews the statues of various development works being executed by different agencies to restore the complex.
Secretary Tourism Sarmad Hafeez, Consultants for Mubarak Mandi Heritage Society Munish Pandit and Shikha Jain and various other concerned were present in the meeting.
The Minister was informed that the task of initiating necessary measures for the preservation of Mubarak Mandi complex and restoring it to its original grandeur are at full swing.
Mufti directed for establishing suitable structure along the river side, besides renovating certain structures in central court area and making the site open for public within one year.
He also directed for installing digital panels to educate the people visiting the place about its history and background, besides making them aware that what kind of developmental work are being executed to restore the heritage complex.
The Minister stressed for developing a mobile phone application to show case how the structure would look like at different stage of its renovations and restoration process.
He also urged for taking innovative measures for the promotion and preservation different art works including wall painting, besides looking into the pros and cons of the reuse plan of the heritage structure.
Mufti also directed for organizing exhibitions of the archived art works with innovative and attractive themes, besides encouraging artists to participate and showcase their work in these exhibitions.
He directed the officers to synergize their efforts so that the requisite results are achieved within the stipulated timeframe and also get necessary feedback about the status of work and implementation of various initiatives on the ground.
The Minister sought coordination and cooperation among departments so that target achieving mechanism can be initiated. He also stressed upon concerned officials to work in synergy and enthusiasm to achieve tangible results on ground to preserve and promote the heritage site.

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Hello Jammu News at 6:43:00 PM 0


Reputed conservation architects with expertise in historical conservation co-opted
JAMMU, JANUARY 16: Minister for Tourism, Mr Tassaduq Hussain Mufti today said that a roadmap has been finalized for time-bound accomplishment of the Mubarak Mandi Conservation Project.
“Reputed conservation architects with expertise in historical conservation and space making have been co-opted and a process has been finalized for time-bound completion of this prestigious project,” Mr Tassaduq said while reviewing the progress of Mubarak Mandi Conservation Project here.
He said with the renewed and coordinated efforts, the historic Mubarak Mandi will soon come up as a unique icon of Cultural and Heritage Tourism of Jammu City.
“Mubarak Mandi Complex is a symbol of the State’s composite cultural heritage and represents our tradition, history, art and architectural marvel,” he said and added it is one of the very few buildings in the State with historic blend of Rajput, Kashmiri, European and Mughal architecture.
Mr Tassaduq said that the treasured classic paintings from Kangra, Jammu and Basohli need to be infused with fresh life and the elegant architecture and rare collections at Mubarak Mandi need to be conserved for the posterity. “Unfortunately these marvellous buildings have been abused over the time and lie in a dilapidated state because of apathy at various levels,” he said.

He said it is imperative that we take tangible steps to infuse life, vigour and spirit into this prestigious project. “The renovation of Mubarak Mandi Complex with its layered histories and singular architecture will bring to the fore the elegance and the splendour of a bygone era,” he said.
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Hello Jammu News at 6:38:00 PM 0

Seeks early submission of enquiry report on Tosha Khana fire mishap


JAMMU, DECEMBER 04: The Joint House Committee on Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex of Jammu and Kashmir, today expressed dismay over inordinate delay in submission of enquiry report on fire mishap in Tosha Khana, Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex by the Divisional Administration.
MLC, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, while chairing a meeting of the Committee in this regard, had threadbare discussion on various issues regarding the status of enquiry on this fire incident in the historic monument of the state.
Pertinently, on December 15, 2006, a devastating fire broke out in an important part of Mubarak Mandi complex which houses treasury of Maharaja's period known as "Tosha-Khana" which resulted into shifting of antiques of Maharaja's period from Mubarak Mandi to the civil secretariat.
However, the Chairman of the Committee expressed disappointment over the absence of committee members from the meeting saying that it badly hampers the purpose of holding such meetings besides depriving the people from timely justice.
The Committee asked the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, then Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, present Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Director Hospitality Protocol Jammu, Director Archives Archaeology and Museums and Toshakhana Officers to attend the next meeting to be held in this regard on 18th December, 2017.             
The Chairman, while maintaining that Tosha-Khana, which housed valuable articles, gold ornaments and decorative materials, utensils, etc, has unparalleled financial, historical and sentimental value, exhorted upon the concerned to step up their efforts for speedy furnishing of the enquiry report on the matter.

Legislators, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, S. Charanjeet Singh, Rajesh Gupta, Pawan Kumar Gupta and Ashok Khajuria besides Special Secretary, Legislative Council, Abdul Majid Wani, Deputy Secretary, Legislative Council, Ali Mohd Rawat and senior officers and officials of Council Secretariat attended the meeting.
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Hello Jammu News at 7:02:00 PM 0


JAMMU, NOVEMBER 21: The Committee on Public Undertaking of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly under the Chairmanship of MLA, Satpaul Sharma today inspected the pace of work on Cable Car project from Mubarak Mandi to Bagh-e-Bahu.
Speaker Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta also accompanied the Committee members during the visit.
Legislators, G M Saroori, Rajesh Gupta, Abdul Majid Larmi, Rajeev Sharma and Vikram Randhawa also accompanied the Committee during their visit to the project sites.
During the visit, the Committee inspected all three sites of   construction work including Bahu Fort, Mahamaya Temple and Peerkho and impressed upon the concerned officers to expedite the works.
Managing Director Cable Car Corporation Limited, ShabirWani informed the Committee about the status of ongoing works and said that almost 70 percent work on the project has been completed and rest of the work would be completed by March, 2018 with an estimate cost of Rs 75 crore.
Chairman while asking the concerned agency to put in sincere efforts in the timely completion of the project said that this prestigious project would help in making this tourist destination more attractive besides benefitting the people related with the tourism industry.
He said with this project, people visiting Vaishno Mata shrine would be attracted to visit Jammu city.
 Speaking on the occasion, Kavinder Gupta said that with the completion of this project, the long pending demand of the people of Jammu will be fulfilled and hoped that it will help in boosting the tourism sector in Jammu.
He also stressed upon the concerned officers to adopt a mechanism to protect the environment safeguards during and after the completion of the projects. He said that all ongoing work on all key projects of Jammu should be completed within the set time frame.
Secretary Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez, Vice President JKSCCL, Bari Andrabi and other concerned senior officers were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, Chairman of the Committee also chaired a meeting with the senior officers of J&K State Finance Corporation (JKSFC) to discuss the CAGs Audit Paras pertaining to the corporation.
While deliberating on the Audit Paras pertaining to the JKSFC regarding one-time settlement of 29 cases without affecting any recovery from the defaulters, the Committee expressed its deep concern for casual approach of the Finance Department as Administrative Department of State Finance Corporation.
By way of sending the reply without approval of the Commissioner Secretary and office of the Accountant General, the Committee asked the concerned Managing Director to Come up with the approved reply of Commissioner Secretary Finance Department and also get a approval by the Accountant General in next meeting.
Managing Director, however while briefing the Committee informed that the settlement process does not need approval of the government but it is approved by the Board of Directors.

Accountant General, AG Office, S Chatterjee, Managing Director JKSFC, Mohammad Farooq, General Manager JKSFC, N A Bhat, Manager JKSFC, Jagat Ram, besides senior officers of concerned department and Assembly Secretariat were also present in the meeting.
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