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‘May emerge as place of interest for world’: Bihar CM on archaeological site
The chief minister visited the archaeological site in Banka district on Saturday.
Updated on: Dec 13, 2020, 14:38:37 IST
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said the archaeological site, discovered on the bank of Chanan river in Amarpur area of Banka district, might emerge as a place of interest for the entire world.
The Chief Minister visited the archaeological site in Banka district on Saturday.
“When I heard about the discovery of the site, I had a gut feeling that it might be of the period of Buddha. Later, I came to know that it was about 2,600 years old. I feel once the excavation is complete, the site will emerge as a place of interest for not just people of the state or the country, but the entire world,” Kumar said while talking to the media after his visit.
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