IN PICS: Nirmala Sitharaman Lays Foundation Stone For Archeological Museum In TN's Adichanallur

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid the foundation stone for archaeological museum in Adichanallur located on the bank of Tamirabarani (Porunai) river in Thoothukudi District of Tamil Nadu

The museum will house the excavated artefacts, the archaeological significance of the site and history of the region (Credit:Twitter/@nsitharamanoffc)

In Union Budget 2020-21, Adichanallur was declared among the five archaeological sites to be developed as ‘Iconic Sites’ (Credit:Twitter/@nsitharamanoffc)

The Finance Minister was accompanied by Thoothukudi MP Kanimozhi, Minister Anitha Radhakrishnan among others (Credit:Twitter/@nsitharamanoffc)

The museum will house the excavated artefacts, the archaeological significance of the site and history of the region (Credit:Twitter/@nsitharamanoffc)

A fresh exploration/excavation of archaeological remains was taken up as part of redevelopment plan by ASI, Trichy (Tiruchirappalli) Circle (Credit:Twitter/@nsitharamanoffc)

The excavation was resumed during 2003-04 and 2004-05. (Credit:Twitter/@nsitharamanoffc)