Hyderabad: Charminar to get a new makeover

Hyderabad: The Qutub Shahi monument- Charminar will be developed as a Swachh Iconic Site (SIS) said B Janardhan Reddy Commissioner of Greater Municipal Corporation (GHMC).

The global icon of Hyderabad will now get a makeover with better lightings and cleaner surroundings by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and the GHMC.

Though funds for this project have not been allotted yet, the government plans to put it into action after discussing the new project at the meeting of the national consultation on Swachh Bharat Mission in Delhi.

The NTPC will also be providing technical and financial support to the project.

The decision to make Charminar among the Swachh Iconic Sites was announced in April.