Patna Collectorate
Patna Collectorate | |
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Patna, Bihar | |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 25°37′17″N 85°8′53″E / 25.62139°N 85.14806°E |
Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
Current tenants | Chandrashekhar Singh, IAS, District magistrate of Patna |
Construction started | 1857 |
Completed | 1867 |
Inaugurated | 1938 |
Owner | Government of Bihar |
Website | |
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Patna Collectorate or Patna district Collector (District Collectorate, Patna) is administrative head office of
History
The Dutch first came to Patna in the early 17th century. The building was constructed by the
In 2016, the Bihar government decided to dismantle the old buildings and replace them with a new complex. This led to widespread voiced protests and criticism by historians[6] and different organisations, most notably; the New Delhi based Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage[7] and the London based Gandhi Foundation.[8] In April 2016, Ambassador of the Netherlands to India Alphonsus Stoelinga in a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appealed to spare Collectorate.[2] Legal challenges to the demolition were dismissed by the Indian Supreme Court in May 2022, and by June, several parts of the complex, including the District Magistrate's office, were destroyed.[3]
A 1920s-vintage coal-fired steamroller built by
Overview
The Collectorate is headed by the
External links
- Successor list of Patna District Magistrate & Collector Patna.bih.nic.in
References
- ^ "Bihar FM supports saving Dutch-era Collectorate, linking culture, heritage with tourism". The Indian Express. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Dutch govt appeals to Nitish Kumar to spare Collectorate demolition". Deccanchronicle.com. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b "British-era Patna DM office building featured in 'Gandhi' razed". The Deccan Herald. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Kalikinkar Datta. The Dutch in Bengal and Bihar 1740-1825 A.D. University of Patna, 1948.
- ^ Vivek Kumar Singh, Sudhir Kumar Jha, Bihar (India). Youth, Art, and Culture Department (2008). Patna: A Monumental History. Department of Art, Culture and Youth, Government of Bihar.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Patna Collectorate unique, as important as Golghar: Historians". The Hindu. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ PTI (14 February 2016). "Patna's historic Collectorate faces demolition; INTACH opposes - The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "London-based Gandhi Foundation appeals Nitish Kumar to preserve Patna Collectorate". The Indian Express. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Amrit Dhillon. "Preserving last of the steamrollers that powered the Raj". The Times. Retrieved 15 July 2022.