Tourism News

Kerala tourism to take up the conservation of forts in Kasaragod district

Published in Newsletter Issue No. 129 - May 1 2004

The Kerala Tourism, in association with the Department of Archaeology, has taken up the project for the conservation of three forts in the Kasaragod district. The conservation efforts on the three forts namely, Chandragiri Fort, Arikkadi Fort and Povval Fort in Kasaragod, will be carried out in two phases at an approximate cost of Rs.9.9 million.

Kerala Tourism has set aside an amount of Rs.20 million for the process of beautification of forts and conservation of monuments in Thalassery, Kannur and Bekal .The work will be implemented through the Department of Archaeology, Thiruvananthapuram.