Rs.70 lakh for restoration and conservation of Lahori Gate and Delhi Gate of Qila Sultanpur Lodhi

Chandigarh, September 18, 2014: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sanctioned Rs.70 lakh for the restoration and conservation of the historic Lahori Gate and Delhi Gate of the famous Qila Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district.
Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the CMO said that Badal had recently deputed a team of cultural affairs led by Secretary Cultural Affairs P.Rajisrivastva to visit the site for assessing the damage caused to these prestigious monuments due to recent heavy rains.  The team sought Rs.45 lakh for the conservation of crumbled Lahori Gate and Rs.25 lakh for the preservation of Delhi Gate, which too was in dilapidated condition and needed immediate repair and restoration works.  On the recommendations of the team, the Chief Minister also granted permission to immediately begin the work to support the portion of tilted tower of Lahori Gate through iron scaffolding at a cost of Rs.5 lakh, otherwise it could fall on nearby habitation.  
Meanwhile, the Secretary Cultural Affairs apprised the Chief Minister that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of this project had already been prepared and the work could be executed soon after tendering the project.
It may be recalled that the other members of the team included: Director Cultural Affairs NS Randhawa, Chief General Manager Brig. (Retd.) Charanjit Singh and Conservation Architect Neha Jain from Punjab Heritage & Tourism Promotion Board (PHTPB) besides Harish from Drona Conservation Consultants.
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