28-09-2020

The fate of the the historic landmark in the Bihar capital currently hangs in the balance, and on World Tourism Day on Sunday, experts and ordinary citizens, from Patna to Vadodara and Delhi to Kolkata, made a fresh appeal to the government to not demolish the iconic complex located on the banks of the Ganga river.

The centuries-old Patna Collectorate, parts of which were built during the Dutch era, is an �untapped tourism goldmine� which if leveraged to full potential can help tell the untold stories of the city and �generate revenues� for the government, many heritage lovers from across the country have said.

The fate of the the historic landmark in the Bihar capital currently hangs in the balance, and on World Tourism Day on Sunday, experts and ordinary citizens, from Patna to Vadodara and Delhi to Kolkata, made a fresh appeal to the government to not demolish the iconic complex located on the banks of the Ganga river.

Hearing a petition by heritage body INTACH, the Supreme Court on September 18 had ordered a stay on the demolition of the Patna Collectorate,two days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had laid the foundation stone for its new complex and a slew of other projects ahead of the state polls.