The lost lanes of Fort

A walk in the city shows off the unexplored history and cultural impact of the Parsi community.

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Once inside Mantralaya, Thackeray paid floral tribute to the portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

In the absence of such an effort, the architect believes that we will not leave behind buildings of much significance for our future generations.

After years of restoration, the iconic Flora Fountain will soon be open for public viewing.

The Flora Fountain currently receives water through a 200mm pipeline that is quite old, the official noted.

The restoration of the iconic Flora Fountain in Fort area has been completed and the monument will be unveiled on Thursday.

The BMC had invited tenders for phase one of the project on its website as well as by publishing advertisements in newspapers.

Plans are afoot to inaugurate the fountain in February 2018 although beautification works will continue till December next year.

The Parsis gathered in numbers at this well as it is regarded by some as sacred and reputed to make wishes come true.

Project’s first phase is almost done, but second phase is stuck in paper work.