KHUMTAI, March 25 � Some of the archaeological remnants relating to medieval Assam, which have survived for centuries, are now facing threat from a quarter of land encroachers in Betioni GP area of Khumtai LAC. One of such examples is the large campus dedicated to Mumai Tamuly Barbaruah alias Sukuti, the first man to hold the post of Barbaruah (like that of the present post of the Commissioner of Upper Assam) during the reign of Susengpha Pratap Singha (1603-1641 AD), and the father of great hero Lachit Barphukan, whose village organisation skill and societal bonding had been adored by many eminent historians including Sir Edward Gait. The campus has been completely encroached by a political leader of the ruling party to open a tea garden on the plot. There is a quadrangular road surrounded by land barricade (bordhap), in the plot.
Plots of land having the memorials of another officer under the Ahom rule, namely, Aka Phukan, after whom the revenue village Akagaon has been named, had also been grabbed by illegal encroachers a few years ago. Aka Phukon�s moidam, perhaps the one near the present Akagaon water supply scheme, was brutally destroyed by miscreants. Now, three moidams similar in size, i.e. 15 ft in terms of height, are found in this area� one is in Akagaon and other two are in Charingia gaon. Of them, one moidam belonging to the royal minister Bhadari Barbaruah, has been protected by the Ancient Monuments Protection Committee of Charingia by constructing an RCC wall around it. This protection scheme under public enterprise was inaugurated by Dr Sumit Pithifut, a university professor who had come from Thailand to Betioni in search of his roots in the year 2000. Other two moidams are also being encroached by local people.
Similarly, the moidam situated at Rongamati Seunigaon and said to be of Baduli Phukon, which now some quarters are trying to refer to the maidam of Lachit Borphukan, is also not in a protected condition. However, it is still safe from illegal encroachers. But the large moidam situated just at the backside of Goagaon State Dispensary in Misamora has been encroached by local small tea growers, who filled the whole moidam area and planted tea saplings. The conscious sections of people have urged the concerned dept to protect such monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
KHUMTAI, March 25 � Some of the archaeological remnants relating to medieval Assam, which have survived for centuries, are now facing threat from a quarter of land encroachers in Betioni GP area of Khumtai LAC. One of such examples is the large campus dedicated to Mumai Tamuly Barbaruah alias Sukuti, the first man to hold the post of Barbaruah (like that of the present post of the Commissioner of Upper Assam) during the reign of Susengpha Pratap Singha (1603-1641 AD), and the father of great hero Lachit Barphukan, whose village organisation skill and societal bonding had been adored by many eminent historians including Sir Edward Gait. The campus has been completely encroached by a political leader of the ruling party to open a tea garden on the plot. There is a quadrangular road surrounded by land barricade (bordhap), in the plot.
Plots of land having the memorials of another officer under the Ahom rule, namely, Aka Phukan, after whom the revenue village Akagaon has been named, had also been grabbed by illegal encroachers a few years ago. Aka Phukon�s moidam, perhaps the one near the present Akagaon water supply scheme, was brutally destroyed by miscreants. Now, three moidams similar in size, i.e. 15 ft in terms of height, are found in this area� one is in Akagaon and other two are in Charingia gaon. Of them, one moidam belonging to the royal minister Bhadari Barbaruah, has been protected by the Ancient Monuments Protection Committee of Charingia by constructing an RCC wall around it. This protection scheme under public enterprise was inaugurated by Dr Sumit Pithifut, a university professor who had come from Thailand to Betioni in search of his roots in the year 2000. Other two moidams are also being encroached by local people.
Similarly, the moidam situated at Rongamati Seunigaon and said to be of Baduli Phukon, which now some quarters are trying to refer to the maidam of Lachit Borphukan, is also not in a protected condition. However, it is still safe from illegal encroachers. But the large moidam situated just at the backside of Goagaon State Dispensary in Misamora has been encroached by local small tea growers, who filled the whole moidam area and planted tea saplings. The conscious sections of people have urged the concerned dept to protect such monuments under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
