Following the success of the light and sound show of Golconda Fort, the Karnataka State Tourism Corporation has sent a proposal to ASI

What is proposed?

■  Installing illumination lights on the walls of the Fort

■  Introduce light and sound show

■  Six battery operated vehicles in the Fort for senior citizens and visitors

■  Desilting work in the surroundings of the Fort

SRINIVAS REDDY | BIDAR 

If everything goes according to the plan, the popular light and sound show that propelled popularity of Golconda Fort would be replicated. Anirudh Desai, Conservator Assistant at the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Bidar, said ‘KSTDC already sent a proposal to our Archaeology department to introduce the Sound and Light Show at Bidar Fort. We have asked them to send a new proposal which can replicate the show which has been in practice in Golconda Fort in Hyderabad.’

The light and sound show is held at Golconda Fort everyday throughout the year in Hindi, English and Telugu languages and continues to be the main attraction of the Fort. The State Government feels that with the introduction of the light and sound show, tourism would increase manifold.

The Bidar Fort attracts a number of tourists not just from Karnataka but even from Hyderabad and Maharashtra. There is a sizable number of IT employees who visit Bidar and the Fort. The ASI Bidar has also submitted a proposal to the Director General of ASI, New Delhi, under Swadesh Darshan Scheme to take up the developmental works in Bidar Fort. This proposal includes installing illumination lights on the walls of the Fort, six battery operated vehicles in the Fort for senior citizens and visitors and to take up the desilting work in the surroundings of the Fort,’ Conservator Assistant said.  

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