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- The Tamilnadu State government will undertake archaeological excavations in three new places – Vembakkottai in Virudhunagar district, Thullukkarpatti in Tirunelveli district and Perumpalai in Dharmapuri district.
- It would be undertaken in addition to the ones under way in Keeladi, Sivagalai, Mayiladumparai and Gangaikondacholapuram.
- The government would also undertake scientific site inspections to locate Neolithic sites and those along the banks of Tamiraparani during 2021-22.
- The Institute of Archaeology would be restructured and renamed Tamil Nadu Institute of Archaeology and Museology.
- Sites where ancient inscriptions are found in Mudhalaikulam and Arittapatti in Madurai district, Poolankurichi in Sivaganga district, Thondur and Theganurpatti in Villupuram district would be declared protected monuments.
- Steps would be taken to bring back ‘Leiden plates’ from the Netherlands which throw light on the history of legendary Tamil king Rajaraja Chola and also Buddhist viharas in Nagapattinam district.
- The Efforts would be taken to locate the ‘Anbil plates’ which is featured in Epigraphia Indica, the official publication of Archaeological Survey of India.
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