Cultural Affairs Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (AP) Tabe Tedir inaugurated the Arunachal chapter of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) on Saturday. During the inauguration Minister said that Arunachal Pradesh government is working towards preservation, promotion and documentation of the rich cultural heritage of various tribes of the state through a proper cultural policy.
Adding further he stated that the state is a treasure trove with as many as 26 major tribes and more than 100 sub-tribes with diverse culture and traditions of their own.
He said that research works for preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage would greatly benefit the state. Expressing his happiness on inaugurating the INTACH Arunachal chapter, the minister said that government is taking various steps for proper documentation of all tangible and intangible cultural heritages of Arunachal Pradesh government is working towards preservation, promotion and documentation of the rich cultural heritage all major tribes.
The Cultural Affairs minister all the museums in the state would be digitized very shortly. “In order to preserve the local dialects, the state government has introduced dialects of twelve tribes as third language in schools curriculum up to class 8,” he said and urged INTACH to take specific steps to preserve those dialects which are on verge of extinction.
Tedir said all necessary support have been provided to include the Thembang village in West Kameng district and Apatani Cultural Landscape, Ziro in UNESCO world heritage sites and many more including, Bhalukpong Fort at Paya and Tameshwari Temple Bhismak Nagar are in offing to get enlisted in the world heritage site list.
