mumbai fort circuit
BY MRITYUNJAY BOSE
MUMBAI: Three forts in Mumbai – Bandra, Worli and Sewree – and Ghodbunder in Thane are nearing a massive restoration process and are expected to be included in the tourist circuit of this commercial capital.
The cost of the project is nearly Rs 7.5 crore, according to Dr R N Hegde, Director of Archaeology and Museums Directorate, Maharashtra. “While we expect the work at Bandra and Worli forts to be complete by December, the restoration of Sewree and Ghodbunder forts is likely to be over by March,” Dr Hegde told ‘The Herald’.
He said that the Mumbai Fort Circuit Project, as it is known, has received grants from Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) through Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC). “Besides its restoration, we are keenly interested that people should visit it,” he said.
The Worli fort is an ancient British fort in Worli area in Bombay. The fort, often mistakenly referred to as being built by the Portuguese, was actually built by the British around 1675. The fort, built on the Worli hill, overlooked the Mahim Bay at a time the city was made up of just seven islands. It was used as a lookout for enemy ships and pirates.
The Sewri fort was built by the British in Sewri in Mumbai (Bombay) in 1680 as a checkpost. Its ruins stand on a quarried hill, near the railway station. The fort was subsequently used to house prisoners and later became a Bombay Port Trust godown. In 1769, Yadi Sakat of Janjira had conquered the Sewri and Mazagon Forts. It had a garrison of 50 sepoys under a subedar, and was probably equipped with 8-10 cannons. Its famous had cannons repelled a Portuguese attack in 1772.
MUMBAI: Three forts in Mumbai – Bandra, Worli and Sewree – and Ghodbunder in Thane are nearing a massive restoration process and are expected to be included in the tourist circuit of this commercial capital.
The cost of the project is nearly Rs 7.5 crore, according to Dr R N Hegde, Director of Archaeology and Museums Directorate, Maharashtra. “While we expect the work at Bandra and Worli forts to be complete by December, the restoration of Sewree and Ghodbunder forts is likely to be over by March,” Dr Hegde told ‘The Herald’.
He said that the Mumbai Fort Circuit Project, as it is known, has received grants from Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) through Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC). “Besides its restoration, we are keenly interested that people should visit it,” he said.
The Worli fort is an ancient British fort in Worli area in Bombay. The fort, often mistakenly referred to as being built by the Portuguese, was actually built by the British around 1675. The fort, built on the Worli hill, overlooked the Mahim Bay at a time the city was made up of just seven islands. It was used as a lookout for enemy ships and pirates.
The Sewri fort was built by the British in Sewri in Mumbai (Bombay) in 1680 as a checkpost. Its ruins stand on a quarried hill, near the railway station. The fort was subsequently used to house prisoners and later became a Bombay Port Trust godown. In 1769, Yadi Sakat of Janjira had conquered the Sewri and Mazagon Forts. It had a garrison of 50 sepoys under a subedar, and was probably equipped with 8-10 cannons. Its famous had cannons repelled a Portuguese attack in 1772.
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