o TAJ Hotels Resorts and Palaces Sales & Marketing Office, The Americas 99 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016-1601, USA email: [email protected]Fax: (212) 515-5851 V CONTACT: Meghna Patel/Leslie Cohen Laura Davidson Public Relations Tel: 212-696-0660 E-mail: [email protected]TAJ HOTELS, RESORTS & PALACES ANNOUNCES PROJECT TO RESTORE ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD * * Taj Mahal Preservation Project Begins in April * * BOMBAY, INDIA (March 12, 2002)-Taj Hotels, Resorts & Palaces, India's oldest and finest hotel group, has announced that it will be part of a major joint venture with the National Culture Fund of India (NCF), and the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to support the restoration, conservation and preservation of the Taj Mahal Monument in Agra. As the only private sector company involved in this restoration project, Taj Hotels, which celebrates its centenary in 2003, is reinforcing its commitment to preserving India's heritage. "We are immensely proud to be working with the government on this prestigious project," said Ravi Dubey, Senior Vice President- Corporate Affairs, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces. "This project presents a unique opportunity to assist with the preservation of our national heritage and one of the world's most recognized monuments," he added. The project (research on which began in October 2001) will commence on site in April 2002 and is expected to take three to five years to complete. In September 2001, an advisory panel of Indian and international experts was formed to define priorities and propose the strategies. The project has four major components - the monument and its ancillary structures, the gardens, the museums as well as a visitor facilitation center and a site management plan. This immense undertaking will cover everything from the restoration of the entrance gateway, to the repair and restoration of the damaged stone cladding and intricate inlay on the Eastern and Northern walls of the complex. -more- A THE TAJ GROUP. INDIA'S first. SOUTH ASIA'S finest. A TATA ENTERPRISE
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