Soon the visitors going for the site seeing to the national Capital’s most beautiful three World Heritage Sites such as Red Fort, Qutub Minar and Humayun’s Tomb will be able to access facilities like Wi-Fi, wash rooms, drinking water, cafeteria, interpretation centres, security, and encroachment free area. These monuments will also be made disabled friendly. Officials of the Archaeological Survey of India ASI) are finalising the modalities to introduce these facilities to tourists and visitors
Officials said that Wi-Fi facility will be functional soon in these three historical sites in Delhi The inspection work from the ASI has been done and the places have been earmarked to install the modem for Wi-Fi, within the campus of monuments.
“To avoid any damage to these monuments, we are going to install the Wi-Fi modem behind the trees,” a senior ASI official. He added that, Red Fort will be provided with RailTel broadband connection whereas at Qutub Minar and Humanyun’s Tomb MTNl broadband connectivity is best suitable.
The interpretation centres will be well equipped with lED television, where a visitor can go and have a look on small documentary made on the monument, said the official. In addition, efforts will be made for water harvesting wherever possible.
With proper and disabled friendly toilets, sign boards to show directions, good digital information and cafeteria providing ready-to-eat food will be set up within the campus of the monuments. “All these developments are likely to take a year’s time,” said the official.
The Prime Minister has given Adarsh Smarak tag to 25 monuments across India. These monuments have been tagged as Adarsh Smarak (Model Monuments) as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister has put 25 such monuments in this category. “The ideal monuments will match with other historical sites across the globe and will cater to tourists,” the official said. Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan will be launched in these monuments, he added.
Apart from Delhi’s three Model Monuments, the other monuments include some of the major footfall spots like Taj Mahal, Khajuraho, leh Palace in Jammu & Kashmir, Shore Temple in Tamil Nadu, Elephanta Caves, Hazarduari Palace in Murshidabad, Vaishali-Kolhua in Bihar, Rang Ghar in Assam’s Sibsagar, Konark Temple in Odisha are among the most prestigious tourist destinations spotted by the Prime Minister.