Sharmila lays foundation stone of Sindh’s Cultural Village
Sindh’s Culture and Tourism Mininster Ms Sharmila Faruqui on Monday laid foundation stone of Cultural Village of Sindh and conservation, consolidation, shifting and preservation of stone carving of Badshahi Mosque Thatta at National Museum of Pakistan.
The ceremony was witnessed by dozens of people including students and women also. Talking to media, Faruqui said the main objective of the scheme was to promote cultural village life of Sindh to the people who were living in metropolitan city, especially to children and new generation. Further, this scheme aimed at introducing the village life of people of Sindh on national and international level through establishment of a bazaar, food court, huts, Otaq, music court and craft shops on the premises of the national museum of Pakistan.
She lauded that the establishment of SindhiVillage with all indigenous material, style and structure in museum will enhance the sector objectives of the government and furthermore the visitors may view and experience the daily life of peoples, working environment, their crafts culture and games in a one place established in open space with diorama.
She informed that the scheme was approved by the government of Sindh in February 2015, the cost of Rs 31,344 million. The village is designed on 10,000 square feet which will be completed by June 2016. The scheme will provide an open space, sitting area, food court with traditional style of Sindh.
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