LODHI
QILA
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The over 500-years –old Lodhi fort, constructed by
Muslim ruler Sikander Lodhi on a strategic location along the banks of
Sutlej in city, has gone to rack and ruin, thanks to the official apathy
as well as the indifferent attitude of the city residents towards it. The
once—strong citadel, basically a military fort, that withstood many an
invader has crumbled under the onslaught elements in last five centuries.
The process has been considerably hasten due to the lack of any protection
offered by the Ludhianvis. The Archaeological Survey of India has also
not matters by denying ‘A -protected Monument’ states to fort even though
a Supreme Court order calls for bringing all over 100-years –old historically
important buildings into this category.
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