Question: In order to boost tourism and for the protection of historical and cultural heritage sites president of India, Pranab Mukherjee recently inaugurated the Muziris Heritage Project. This project is related to which of the following states?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Mizoram
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 27 February 2016 the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the first phase of the Muziris Heritage Project in order to boost tourism and for the protection of historical and cultural heritage sites.
- This project is the largest conservation project in the country and the first green project of the Kerala government.
- On this occasion he has inaugurated the first phase of the heritage preservation-cum-tourism project, developed at Rs. 104 crore, Places of worship and the website of the Muziris Heritage Project.
- Muziris is an ancient seaport and urban center in the Malabar Coast (modern day Indian state of Kerala) The port was a key to the trade between southern India and the Phoenicians, the Persians, the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Roman.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=136956
http://www.muzirisheritage.org/muziris-project.php
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/muziris-typifies-heritage-tourism-pranab/article8291476.ece