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01/07/23 05:39 AM IST

National Maritime Heritage Complex in Lothal

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  • Under the Sagarmala programme, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is developing a National Maritime Heritage Complex, a world-class facility at Lothal, Gujarat.
National Maritime Heritage Complex
  • The complex, work which started in March 2022, is being developed at a cost of around Rs 4500 crores.
  • It will have several innovative and unique features such as Lothal mini recreation to recreate Harappan architecture and lifestyle; four theme parks - Memorial theme park, Maritime and Navy theme park, Climate theme park and Adventure and Amusement theme park; fourteen galleries highlighting India’s maritime heritage starting from the Harappan times till now; Coastal states pavilion displaying diverse maritime heritage of states and UTs; among others.
  • The maritime complex will include world’s highest light house museum, world’s largest open aquatic gallery, India’s grandest naval museum and is envisaged to be one of the biggest international tourist destinations in the world.
  • Lothal was one among the prominent cities of the traditional Harappan civilization dating to 2400 BC, located in Gujarat, a crucial western state of India.
  • Archaeological excavations have discovered the oldest man-made dockyard, over 5000 years old, in Lothal.
  • A maritime heritage complex at such a crucial location will fit the historical importance of Lothal and help it become an area of extraordinary and unparalleled maritime heritage.
Source- PIB

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