Chhattisgarh : Green Care Society India appeals to declare Dantewada, Barsoor and Sirpur as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Chhattisgarh : Green Care Society India appeals to declare Dantewada, Barsoor and Sirpur as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Raja Jagatpal Tila, Mohadi Plateau and Shishupal Mountain were also mentioned for national heritage sites.

Chhattisgarh ( Dantewada/Geedam ) Om Prakash Singh. World Heritage Day celebration was organised through smooth conduct of an one day webinar by Green Care Society India on the theme of Heritage Changes. An awareness program was organized for the protection and conservation of heritage, monuments and ancient sites around us. Dr. Vishwanath Panigrahi, Founder President of Green Care Society India said that Sirpur located in Mahasamund district should be included in UNESCO World Heritage site and "Raja Jagatpal Tila", a more than 2500-year-old civilizational relic located at Tarighat should be declared as a national protected monument. 

Amujuri Biswanath, Director and Program Coordinator of Green Care Society India from Dantewada raised the matter of inclusion of Maa Danteshwari Temple of Dantewada and Battisa Temple, Mama Bhanja Temple and Shri Ganesh Temple of the temple city Barsoor, Chhattisgarh in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.  If these heritage sites of Chhattisgarh state are recognized on the world map by UNESCO, there will be development in tourism, transportation, communication and economic sector. History Lecturer Kunal Singh Senapati and Political Science Lecturer Iswari Prasad Naik from Geedam said that Dantewada and Barsoor as World Heritage Sites, the people of the whole world will know the local culture, art and history and will also be recognized by the discovery of ancient sites in the interior area.

Environmentalist Pandit Tikeshwar Mishra from Shishupal mountain foothill Saraipali demanded inclusion of Shishupal mountain area in heritage list and Dr. Vijay Sharma, historian from Komakhan who recently played an important role in discovery of rock paintings of Mohadi plateau, demanded to declare it as national protected heritage. Senior members of Green Care Society India, Vishnu Mahanand from Bagbahra, Pandit Bhagirathi Dubey from Tendukona, Yogesh Badhai from Mohgaon, Govardhanlal Baghel from Teddy Nara Ganjar joined in the program and gave a message to preserve the heritage around them and create public awareness.