Occupants of 1,000-year-old Hansi Fort told to move out
The district administration has started the process to shift the illegal occupants residing on the land of the historical site of 1,000-year-old Hansi Fort, which has been declared a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The state government has built the houses for shifting 163 families that have been living on the portion of the ASI-protected land for generations.
The new locality, named Prithvi Raj Fort Colony, located in adjoining Kulana village close to the Delhi-Hisar National Highway, has 163 houses that were constructed at a cost of Rs 8.18 crore.
Dr Mahender Singh, a historian and professor at Dayanand College, Hisar, said the foundation of the fort was laid by the Tomar dynasty that ruled Delhi over 1,000 years ago. Later, Rajput ruler Prithvi Raj Chauhan started the fortification of the fort during his rule in 1178. The subsequent dynasties, including the Mughals, and later, the British occupied the fort. Jorge Thomas, the famous British who declared himself an independent king of this region, made Hansi his capital city in late 1794.
SDM Rajesh Khoth said he had visited the new site to check the quality of work. “It’s located close to the national highway bypass and adjacent to the proposed police lines,” he said.
According to the administration, there are 38 units of two-room sets and 125 units of one-room set in the new locality. All the street work has been completed and electric poles have been installed along with a transformer. The water pipe line work has also been completed for potable water supply.
However, a resident of the fort locality, known as Kala Pathar Mohalla, said they had got notices from the Municipal Council, Hisar, to vacate the old site within seven days. “There are many residents of the locality who are apprehensive about the facilities at the new site, which is about 5 km from Hansi. We will have to hire special transport services to send our children to school,” he said, adding that a group of residents met Hansi MLA Vinod Bhayana today and he assured them that the issue would be resolved.
