Cabinet Minister for Tourism and Cultural Affairs Anmol Gagan Maan today laid the foundation stone of various projects worth Rs 15.5 crore to boost tourism in Ferozepur district.

While addressing the mediapersons at Saragarhi Memorial, Maan said the state government was determined to upgrade the memorials under project “Anglo-Sikh War Circuit”.

She said the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs would renovate and upgrade the Anglo-Sikh War Memorial at Ferozeshah at cost of Rs 9.98 crore. “Similarly, other memorials, including Saragarhi (construction of a museum with estimated cost of Rs. 1.70 crore), Mudki (98.95 lakh), Sabraon (82.89 lakh), Mishriwal (23.36 lakh), Ferozeshah (70.44 lakh) and Aliwal in Ludhiana will be upgraded,” said the minister.