Dr. Appu Singh Sharan
Building is under construction
The open-air museum site also has an extant village with 10,000 inhabitants, where the construction of a 6 acres (2.4 ha) indoor museum, interpretation center, research center and a hostel for the researchers is also underway (as of October 10, 2017).[2][3] In 2013-14 financial year, the Rakhigarhi village panchayat had donated 6 acres (2.4 ha) land to Haryana State Archaeology Department and Government of Haryana had allocated 25 million (equivalent to 30 million, US460,000 or 390,000 in 2016) for the general development of the site by Archaeological Survey of India to prepare it for the construction of the Rakhigarhi Indus Valley Civilisation Museum-cum-Interpretation Centre, work was temporarily put on hold after CBI inquiry into mismanagement of the fund.[12] In 2015-16 financial budget, Government of Haryana allocated initial amount of 50 million (equivalent to 53 million, US820,000 or 700,000 in 2016) for the construction of Museum-cum-Interpretation Centre.[13][14][15]The Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar unveiled the plaque for the construction of museum on 2nd March 2016.[16] In 2016-2017 financial year, construction gained pace after the Government of Haryana had finalized the site plan, taken possession of the land and released a further grant of 230 million (US3.6 million or 3.0 million) in May 2016,[17] and public tender had been invited by January 2017 for the construction.[18] On 23 June 2017, it was announced that Captain Abhimanyu Sindhu, Finance Minister of Haryana state, under whose Narnaund state assembly constituency Rakhigarhi village falls, was preparing for the Rakhi Garhi visit by the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on 9th July for reviewing the excavation site, exhibition and ongoing construction of the indoor museum.[19][20] As of 21 July 2017, construction of INR 250 million (equivalent to 260 million, US4.1 million or 3.5 million in 2016) museum was already underway.
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