City Reporter
Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) completed different conservation, restoration and tourism projects at Lahore Fort and inside the walled city in 2019.
New projects will also be launched in 2020 while the schemes and projects were approved by the government under the fiscal year 2019-20, said a press release issued here on Tuesday.
The projects at Lahore Fort included the conservation of Barood Khana, conservation of western fa‡ade of picture wall, inauguration of Picture wall and Royal Kitchens conservation, restoration of Deewan-e-Aam, conservation of Musaman Gate, conservation of Shah Jahan’s Quadrangle, conservation of Alamgiri Gate and Temple of Loh and conservation of Shah Burj Gate whereas the total amount released to the WCLA for Fort Projects was Rs 50 million since June till December 2019 while the allocated budget was for the year 2019-20 and WCLA has utilized Rs 25 million so far on the fort projects.
The projects to be undertaken at Lahore Fort in 2020 include conservation of Moti Masjid, Conservation of Shahi Hammam in quarter area, conservation of Deewan-e-Aam basement, conservation of Dewan-E-Aam, Doulat Khana Khas-O-Aam, Kharak Singh Haveli, Akbari Gate, conservation of Makatib Khana and the northern side of the picture wall.
