DALTONGANJ: The Latehar district administration has taken an initiative to conserve the 400-year-old Palamu forts comprising two wings. Both the wings are located 27km from Daltonganj and are in ruins owing to lack of proper upkeep. The Palamu forts fall under the Betla range of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR).
The deputy director of PTR’s north division, Kumar Ashish, said a meeting in this regard has been scheduled for Tuesday under the chairmanship of Latehar DC Abu Imran. The regional manager of the Archaeological Survey of India, S K Bhagat, will also attend the meeting. Ashish said, “The DC has also sent a letter to the vice-chancellor of the Nilamber Pitamber University, Ram Lakhan Singh, to send a professor or assistant professor from the history or the archaeology department for the meeting.”
Sources said that the administration has planned to give a facelift to the Shahpur fort, which is located along the Koyal river, after completing the conservation work of Palamu forts.