The famous Mysore Palace is set to get more attractive with an attractive garden spread over five acres being planned around it. In addition to that, there will also be screening of an animated documentary, and installation of automatic gates for tourists visiting to take in the beauty of the Indo-Saracenic structure.
The garden, to be modelled on the Moghul Gardens in Rashtrapathi Bhavan, will have rare plants, high-value trees, rare varieties of flower plants and a lawn on either side of the Jayamarthanda Gate, the main entrance to the palace.
Plans and designs have been received from horticultural experts and the tendering process will be taken up shortly, according to Mysore Deputy Commissioner Harsh Gupta.
The cost of the project will be Rs 1.65 crore.
It is also proposed to screen an animated documentary showcasing the beautiful interiors and the outside structure for the benefit of visitors. The 30-minute documentary will be screened inside the palace and entry will be by a separate ticket. It will be on the lines of the documentary exhibited in Bodh Gaya, produced by the Nalanda University, he said.
‘Ancient India’ enterprise will produce the documentary and it would not cost the State as the income from the ticket collect will be shared with this firm. It will be a 30-minute documentary which can be watched by 50-60 people simultaneously.
With a view to check unauthorised and ticketless entry at the Varaha Gate, from where tourists are allowed into the Palace premises on ticket now, the authorities have proposed to install automatic open-and-shut gates to operate on biometric system. After purchasing a token instead of ticket as at present, a visitor has to insert the card, when the gate will open automatically and shut soon after he enters inside.
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Three such modernised entry gates will be installed and three persons can enter through gates simultaneously. Plans and designs for installing the gates were ready and tenders would be processed in a transparent way, Gupta said.
A similar arrangement is also being considered for vehicle parking outside the palace and the proposal was being discussed with experts, he added.