TEHRI, April 19 -- Speakers at a meeting on Wednesday called for renovation of the Rani Mahal, the famous heritage site in Pratap Nagar area in Tehri district.

On the eve of the World Heritage Day, a symposium was organized in the premises of Rani Mahal where scholars, litterateurs, historians, theater artists, intellectuals and students called for taking steps to restore the building to its original pristine glory.

Based on these suggestions, Purana Darbar Trust would prepare a proposal asking the government to do needful in this regard..

Pratap Nagar was developed as the summer capital of the former Tehri princely state where Rani Mahal was initially used as an administrative building and training Center. The Ram Navami puja was also...