Surat: The Phase-2 work of the historic Castle of Surat city has also been completed. The restoration work of the fort was done by Manpa. Which was done in two phases and now the fort has been opened for the citizens from Friday as the work of phase-2 has also been completed. Which has been launched by the Prime Minister (PM) Modi. Ticket prices for which have been fixed.
For children between 3 to 6 years Rs. 20, 17 to 60 years for adults Rs. 40, and for senior citizens above 60 years Rs. 20 and for foreign visitors Rs. 20 have been determined. Along with this, rates have also been fixed for many people coming to the fort for photography and videography regarding the location. In which photography Rs. 20 and Videography Rs. 100 has been fixed.
Photography with DSLR camera or mirrorless camera Rs. 500 have been kept. Institutional membership rates for schools, tuition classes, colleges, institutes have been fixed for maximum number of children to benefit from visiting the fort, in which rates have been fixed from 500 to 5000 to 40 thousand for unlimited annual admission for schools and tuition classes. 10,000 to 80,000 has been fixed for colleges and institutes from 500 students per year to unlimited annual admission.
It may be mentioned here that the visiting hours of the fort will be from 10 am to 6 pm from Tuesday to Sunday. While the ticket window hours will be from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 4:10 pm. It will be closed on every Monday and national festivals and major festivals.