New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to conduct the inaugural heritage walk at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Saturday morning as part of its efforts to promote awareness about the capital’s historical legacy, officials said.
The event comes amid the civic body’s plans to hold a series of heritage walks and seminars across the city in the next few months under a proposed “Summer Circuit” programme.
The walk is scheduled to begin 6 am at the Feroz Shah Kotla complex, and residents have been invited to participate.
The circuit walk is being organised by the heritage cell of the MCD. “Firoz Shah Kotla or Firozabad, was the fifth fortified city of Delhi. It was built in the 14th century and holds significant historical value,”
Sanjeev Kumar Singh, an executive engineer affiliated with MCD heritage cell, said.
According to officials, the initiative envisages six early-morning walks on the first and third Saturdays of each month, tracing Delhi’s historical evolution through some of its prominent monuments and settlements.
“The next round of walks will be planned after the summer season recedes; few of them can be shifted to the winter season,” officials said, adding that participation may be better in winter due to preferable weather conditions.
Officials said the proposed routes include Lal Kot also known as Quila Rai Pithora, considered Delhi’s earliest fortified settlement, the Qutub Complex, Feroz Shah Kotla Fort and parts of Shahjahanabad, with a focus on its surviving gates.
No separate fee would be charged for the walks and seminars, although participants would have to pay entry charges at monuments wherever applicable, officials said.
One of the walks planned is expected to focus on remains from the Mauryan period, including rock edicts and pillars associated with Emperor Ashoka.
The MCD had earlier organised a similar series of heritage walks during winter 2024, including programmes in the Qutub Minar area covering Delhi’s ancient settlements. PTI VBH ARB
