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Dalmia Bharat adopts Red Fort; beats IndiGo, GMR sports to bag contract worth Rs 25 crore

It was a glorious moment for Dalmia Bharat Group, as the 77-year-old conglomerate on Saturday adopted the iconic Red Fort under the Tourism Ministry’s ‘Adopt a Heritage’ scheme started in 2017.

“Dalmia Bharat Limited, Ministry of Tourism and Archaeological Survey of India sign MoU to take up the Red Fort, Delhi and Gandikota Fort, Kadapa. @KJAlphons @tourismgoi @DalmiaBharat Becomes the first corporate to sign a MOU under the Government’s ‘Adopt a Heritage’ project,” Dalmia Bharat Group said in a tweet.

The corporate house beat IndiGo Airlines and the GMR sports to bag the contract worth Rs 25 crore for a period of five years. More than 90 monuments including Tal Mahal, Chittorgarh Fort, Mehrauli Archeological Park and Gol Gumbad are up for adoption under this ‘Adopt Heritage’ scheme.

The scheme was launched by President Ram Nath Kovind on World Tourism Day in September 2017. The deal was signed with Dalmia Bharat Group on April 9 but the Ministry of Tourism made it public on April 24, 2018.