New Delhi, Oct 26 (PTI) Taj Mahal has not found a placein the first list of 14 heritage sites to be adopted byprivate companies under the 'Adopt a Heritage' scheme of theTourism Ministry.
The ministry had yesterday issued a list of 14 monumentsin which private players had shown interest.
These include Delhi's Qutub Minar, Jantar Mantar, PuranaQila, Safdarjung's Tomb and Agrasen ki Baoli; Odisha's SunTemple, Ratnagiri monuments and the Rajarani temple, the ruinsof Hampi, Leh Palace, Anjanta and Ellora caves, andMattancherry Place in Kochi.
The 'Adopt a Heritage Scheme' was launched on the WorldTourism Day on September 27 by the president.
Thereafter, the ministry invited private and publicsector companies and corporate individuals to adopt the sitesand to take up responsibility for making heritage and tourismmore sustainable through conservation and development.
As of now, the ministry has issued letters of intent toseven private entities to adopt the sites.
"So far we have not received any proposal for Taj Mahal.
However, there are players who are considering the site, theyhave even been there. This process takes times and we had verylittle time. We are sure to get much more interest in suchsites," Secretary Tourism Rashmi Verma told reportersyesterday on being asked why Taj Mahal was not in the list.
"Basically we have seen that companies are choosingheritage sites that are close them. So, Taj Mahal, I am surewill be adopted in the future," he said. PTI ASGAAR.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.
