{"id":268970,"date":"2025-08-14T00:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T18:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=268970"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T03:51:45","slug":"lord-parashuram-statue-named-statue-of-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/lord-parashuram-statue-named-statue-of-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord Parashuram statue named &#8216;Statue of Strength&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>WAKRO, 13 Aug:<\/strong> The under-construction 51-foot statue of Lord Parashuram at Parashuram Kund in Lohit district has been named &#8216;Statue of Strength.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein announced this during his visit to the &#8216;Kund&#8217; site on Wednesday. He also inspected various ongoing development works at the &#8216;Kund.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mein said, &#8220;With the combined efforts of the government Arunachal Pradesh, VIPRA Foundation, and local communities, the project is on track for a grand inauguration by November\/December this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that under the Riverfront Development Project, multiple infrastructure upgrades are in progress, including safe bathing facilities, structural protection works, and enhanced public amenities, aimed at making Parashuram Kund a revered pilgrimage centre as well as vibrant tourism destination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mein said despite recent flood damage, expert-led redesigns are being implemented to ensure greater safety, accessibility, and improved visitor experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">DCM also held a coordination meeting with the Lohit district administration, the chief engineers of various work departments, HoDs and public leaders. The discussions mainly focused on transforming the Kund site into a prominent pilgrimage and tourism hub. Discussions were also held for enhancing security and IT facilities, implementing riverfront protection measures, and ensuring effective management for mega events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The participants shared suggestions for the development and long-term protection of the Kund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Deputy Chief Minister reiterated the state government&#8217;s commitment to preserving the sanctity of Parashuram Kund, while also unlocking its full potential as a spiritual and cultural landmark for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mein was accompanied by VIPRA Foundation national convenor Susil Ojha, sculptor Naresh Kumar Kumawat, chairman of State Council for IT &amp; e-Governance Nyamar Karbak, Lohit ZPC Dasula Krisikro, Lohit DC Kesang Damo, retired CE Atop Lego, Namsai district BJP president Ningroo Ong Maio, the CEs, the Wakro ADC. (DCM&#8217;s PR cell)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WAKRO, 13 Aug: The under-construction 51-foot statue of Lord Parashuram at Parashuram Kund in Lohit district has been named &#8216;Statue of Strength.&#8217; Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein announced this during his visit to the &#8216;Kund&#8217; site on Wednesday. He also inspected various ongoing development works at the &#8216;Kund.&#8217; Mein said, &#8220;With the combined efforts of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-268970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}