NRP Desk
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will soon set in motion the process of denotifying 11 historic buildings protected by the state Archaeology Department and then refurbish and repurpose them as heritage tourism sites, officials said. These structures, mostly centuries-old forts and palaces, will be conserved, developed, promoted and managed under public-private partnership (PPP) mode and given on lease for 30 years, with a provision of extending the holding rights up to 90 years. The buildings, including Balabehat Fort, Lalitpur, Rangarh Fort, Banda, Wazirganj Ki Baradari, Gonda, Alambagh Bhawan, Lucknow, Kothi Gulistan-e-Eram, Lucknow, Darshan Vilas, Lucknow, Tikait Rai Baradari, Kanpur, Mastani Mahal, Mahoba, Senapati Mahal, Kulpahad (Mahoba), Tehrauli Fort, Jhansi, Bhuragarh Fort, Banda, and Sitaram Mahal (Kotwan Qila), Mathura, have been identified on the basis of their potential to be used for tourism as heritage hotels, public museums or MICE (meetings, exhibitions, conferences etc) properties. The government has already floated tenders for the purpose, said officials, adding that the initiative is being taken under the provisions of the State Tourism Policy, 2022.
