Ajmer Sharif Dargah to be revamped into a Swacch Iconic Place

KOKATA: Hindustan Zinc has joined hands with Government of India, to convert Dargah Ajmer Sharif into a Swacch Iconic Place (SIP) under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

Under the initiative, Hindustan Zinc will execute the project in three phases. In the first phase, the company will invest Rs 5.68 crore to set up two flower compost making machines, cleaning and basic repair of the Jhalra, re-flooring in select areas including laying underground pipes for electrical and water supply, procurement of machines for cleaning the floors, risk management system plan, providing drawings for conservation of the Nizam Gate and undertaking conservation of Shahjahani Gate.

The company is estimated to invest over Rs 15 crore in the project across three phases.


The MoU on this was signed between Hindustan Zinc, Ajmer Dargah Committee and Municipal Corporation Ajmer to spend Rs. 5.68 Crores to clean & manage Dargah Ajmer Sharif in the presence of minister for Minority Affairs, Government of India - Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on September, 1 2018 at Ajmer. Amitabh Gupta – CFO, HZL, I.B. Peerzada – Nazim & CEO, Dargah Committee, Ajmer and Himanshu Gupta - Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Ajmer signed the MoU.

Swachh Iconic Places is a special clean-up initiative focused on 100 select iconic heritage, spiritual and cultural places in the country under the multi-stakeholder approach model. The campaign was initiated in 2016 with ten Swachh iconic places in India.