KARIMNAGAR: The PV Vignana Vedika Park, being developed in memory of former prime minister P.V. Narasimha Rao at his native Vangara village in Bheemadevarapalli mandal of the erstwhile Karimnagar district, is shaping up to its final stage.
The park is being developed on 4.5 acres at a cost of `7 crore, with modern facilities, to introduce Narasimha Rao’s ideology to the present generation, particularly students.
A photo gallery, science museum, auditorium, meditation centre, amphitheatre and dancing centre are being developed as part of the project. An ornamental garden with colourful saplings has also been created on the premises.
Narasimha Rao’s personal computer, which he used for the first time, and other valuable items he used or received on various occasions would be displayed in the art gallery. Some of the precious items presented to him by prominent people from across the world during his tenure as Prime Minister would also be exhibited in the museum. Photographs of Narasimha Rao with prominent personalities will be displayed in the photo gallery.
According to villagers, his family members initially planned to develop a museum and photo gallery behind their ancestral house. The venue was later shifted to PV Nagar, located at the entrance to the village.
The Kakatiya urban development authority took up the works on government land after demolishing a residential hostel and hospital quarters
The project, launched during the previous BRS government, was initially delayed due to a shortage of funds. The works later gathered pace, villagers said.
Village sarpanch Gajjala Srujana told Deccan Chronicle that almost all works had been completed, with only finishing touches pending. The district administration was planning to inaugurate the museum after completing the remaining works, she said.
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