ASI exhibits conservation efforts at General Wali Kothi

School students and other officials visited an exhibition organised by ASI at General Wali Kothi on Thursday

LUCKNOW : Some recent efforts to conserve heritage sites such as Lucknow’s Rumi Darwaza, British Residency and other such iconic sites were explained through an exhibition organised by the Archaeological Survey of India, Lucknow circle, on Thursday.

The exhibition was organised on the occasion of World Heritage Day with the theme ‘Discover and experience diversity’ at Nawabi-era structure General Wali Kothi, which is one of the maintained protected sites.

“The exhibition showcases the conservation work done by hundreds of experts to protect structures like Rumi Darwaza which were in a bad shape but are being conserved. Similarly, a massive drive was taken at the British Residency. This conservation took patience, labour and effort, and it is important to show to people to create a sense of respect for heritage they own,” said Aftab Hussain, superintending archaeologist, ASI, Lucknow circle.

The ASI is currently conserving the Rumi Darwaza and the work is likely to be completed by June this year. The traffic under the gate was banned in 2022 after which ASI took up the conservation project. Similarly, ASI took up a massive conservation drive at the British Residency, which was in a bad state.

The exhibition was inaugurated by Indu Prakash, superintending archaeologist (retd), ASI, who was the chief guest.

Earlier, in the day, school students participated in a drawing competition. They were also explained about the cultural and historical importance of heritage of India, the monuments/sites of the ASI, Lucknow Circle, among others.

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