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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Rs. 225 lakh kitty for preservation of Sikkim’s cultural heritage

Rs 3.98 CRORE TOURISM MAKEOVER FOR THAMI DARA
GANGTOK, 28 Aug: The cultural heritage of Sikkim is being sought to be consolidated by the State government by undertaking various measures. An amount of Rs. 225 lakh has been set aside for this by the government. The money will be used in the preservation and restoration of monasteries and mandirs, for cultural resource mapping, digitization of records and purchase of ethnographic artifacts for the upcoming state museum. Preservation and restoration of traditional houses and historical buildings etc are also being contemplated.
In another step towards promotion of tourism in the State, Rs. 3.98 crores has been sanctioned for the development of Thami Dara in East Sikkim. This amount will be used by the Tourism and Civil Aviation department in the development of Integrated Adventure Tourism Infrastructure.

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