Proposal to prepare DPR on Mangarh Dham's development gets Rajasthan govt nod

The Rajasthan government has approved the proposal to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to develop Mangarh Dham as a national monument, a government spokesperson said.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has has approved a proposal of Rs 1 crore for preparing the DPR, the spokesperson said.

Last month, on World Tribal Day, Gehlot had announced plans to develop Mangarh Dham as a national monument and get the development work done at a cost of Rs 100 crore.

Mangarh Dham, located in Banswara district on the Rajasthan-Gujarat border, is a historical place where hundreds of tribals lost their lives in British firing in 1913. Last month on World Tribal Day, the ruling Congress had organised a big rally here.