Jharkhand

• 05 Apr 2023

Rs 6.50 crore proposed for the development of 4 places including Anjandham

Why in News?

On 2 April 2023, Sushant Gaurav, Deputy Commissioner of Gumla district of Jharkhand said that the district administration has sent a proposal of Rs 6.50 crore to the government for the proper development of four ancient religious places of Gumla district - Tanginath Dham, Anjandham and tourist places - Gobarsilli and Navratnagarh.

Key Points

• It is known that in the past, work has been done on the ancient religious and tourist places of Gumla district by planning with government funds at the administrative level, but now the district administration is working by preparing a blueprint for development focusing on the development of religious and tourist places. For this purpose, the district administration prepared a blueprint for the proper development of four ancient religious places and tourist places in the Gumla district.
• Religious places Tanginath Dham of Dumri block, Anjandham of Sadar block and Gobarsilli of tourist place Palkot and Navratna Garh of Sisai block will be beautified by planning for the development of these places.
• Navratan Garh - It is in Sisai block and 32 km far from Gumla and 65 km from Ranchi. This is the heritage of the Nagvanshi kings. King Durjan Shah established Navratan Garh.
• Gobarsilli - is 25 km far from Palkot Gumla, 100 km from Ranchi and 55 km from Simdega district. This is a wonderful texture of nature; some people also call it Jhulta Pahad. People come from far and wide to see this mountain. This is a wonderful sight of balance.
• Anjandham - Anjandham is 21 km far from Gumla. A road has also been built to reach the main temple from the village. It is said that Lord Hanuman was born from the womb of Mother Anjani on the top of the mountain and dense forest of Anjan village.
• Tanginath Dham - It is 10 km from Dumri block, 75 km from Gumla city and 175 km from Ranchi. It is said to be built in the seventh and ninth centuries. This is a religious place, there is a trident here, which is buried in the ground, and does not rust.