Century-old minaret in Puranigudam, Nagaon shifted

GUWAHATI: The century-old minaret in Puranigudam, Nagaon has been successfully shifted to a new location within a month of begining the work.

The shifting was done to make way for a four-lane highway. The people of Puranigudam did not want to demolish the ancient  monument and helped moving the two-storey minaret 70 feet away from its original site. 

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The minaret was built in 1902 by a famous mason from Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is made of clay and lime, with no inner iron structure. Bamboo was used to build the entire structure. Also, a paste made of rice and eggs were used to construct the minaret instead of cement. 

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