{"id":98895,"date":"2024-08-31T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=98895"},"modified":"2024-08-30T17:00:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:00:18","slug":"wcla-restore-bhatti-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wcla-restore-bhatti-gate.html","title":{"rendered":"WCLA initiates PKR 1.73Bn Bhatti Gate restoration project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has launched a PKR 1.73 billion project to rehabilitate Bhatti Gate, according to a news article on August 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wcla-declares-sites-heritage-properties.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WCLA declares 15 historic sites as heritage properties<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pursuant to the details, the initiative is funded by the World Bank under the Punjab Tourism Economic Growth Programme. The project, expected to conclude by 2025, focuses on restoring house facades and infrastructure, with 190 of 1,038 properties already completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bhatti Gate, historically known as the \u201cChelsea of Lahore\u201d, was home to many notable figures, including Allama Iqbal and music composer Khawaja Khurshid Anwar. WCLA plans to transform the area into a tourist hub, similar to Delhi Gate, by converting vacated police station rooms into a tourist centre and craft bazaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wcla-mall-road-dilkash-lahore.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WCLA to beautify Mall Road under Dilkash Lahore project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A major challenge has been removing encroachments, including relocating a police station. Restoration efforts include structural repairs, woodwork, fresco lining, and illuminating the historic gate.Top of Form<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has launched a PKR 1.73 billion project to rehabilitate Bhatti Gate, according to a news article on August 8. Read: WCLA declares 15 historic sites as heritage properties Pursuant to the details, the initiative is funded by the World Bank under the Punjab Tourism Economic Growth Programme. The project, expected to conclude by 2025, focuses on restoring house facades and infrastructure, with 190 of 1,038 properties already completed. Bhatti Gate, historically known as the \u201cChelsea of Lahore\u201d, was home to many notable figures, including Allama Iqbal and music composer Khawaja Khurshid Anwar. WCLA plans to transform the area into a tourist hub, similar to Delhi Gate, by converting vacated police station rooms into a tourist centre and craft bazaar. Read: WCLA to beautify Mall Road under Dilkash Lahore project A major challenge has been removing encroachments, including relocating a police station. Restoration efforts include structural repairs, woodwork, fresco lining, and illuminating the historic gate.Top of Form<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":75148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15167],"tags":[59238,59239],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-98895","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tourism","8":"tag-walled-city-of-lahore-authority-wcla","9":"tag-wcla-news-and-updates","10":"cat-15167-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WCLA to Restore Bhatti Gate - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"WCLA launches a PKR 1.73 billion project to rehabilitate Bhatti Gate, Lahore, enhancing the historical site&#039;s preservation and accessibility.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wcla-restore-bhatti-gate.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WCLA to Restore Bhatti Gate - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WCLA launches a PKR 1.73 billion project to rehabilitate Bhatti Gate, Lahore, enhancing the historical site&#039;s preservation and accessibility.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wcla-restore-bhatti-gate.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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