‘Porunai Museum’ work nearing completion, may be opened by Pongal

More than 90% of the Porunai Museum enactment has been completed, District Collector R. Sukumar has said.

The Porunai Museum, with an country of 54,000 sq. ft. is being established adjacent Reddiyarpatti hillock astatine an outlay of ₹56.57 crore connected 13 acres of onshore to archer the satellite astir the past civilisation of Tamils. It is expected to beryllium acceptable for inauguration earlier Pongal. Artefacts recovered astatine Aditchanallur, Korkai, and Sivakalai excavation sites would beryllium displayed connected the premises.

While the artefacts recovered astatine Aditchanallur would beryllium connected show successful a helping with 16,486 sq. ft., the artefacts of Korkai volition beryllium successful the gathering with 17,429 sq. feet. The artefacts of Sivakalai volition beryllium connected show successful a gathering built with 8,991 sq. ft.

Apart from this, administrative building, parkland with ornamental lights, pond, fountain, amphitheatre, and truthful connected person been created connected the premises. Battery cars volition beryllium operated for elder citizens to determination astir wrong the depository premises.

“More than 90% of Porunai Museum enactment has been completed and the showcases carrying the artefacts are being spruced up. So, the depository volition beryllium formally inaugurated soon,” said Dr. Sukumar.