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Sarbananda Sonowal asked Italian museums to collaborate with India for the upcoming NMHC in Lothal, Gujarat. India is building the largest museum dedicated to maritime heritage at Lothal, the site of the Indus Valley Civilization, he said at a seminar organized on the occasion of the arrival of the 93-year-old Amerigo Vespucci at the Mumbai port.
Mumbai . Union Minister for Shipping, Ports and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal asked Italian museums to collaborate with India for the upcoming National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal in Gujarat. India is building the largest museum dedicated to maritime heritage at Lothal, the site of the Indus Valley Civilization, he said at a seminar organized on the occasion of the arrival of the 93-year-old Italian ship Amerigo Vespucci at Mumbai port. The Union Cabinet had recently given approval for NMHC.
According to some reports its estimated cost is more than Rs 3,500 crore. Sonowal said that as early as 4,000 BC, Indian ships were carrying products like spices, textiles and arts and crafts to neighboring countries. Sonowal said the dockyard in Lothal is more than 5,000 years old and considering its importance, India is building an NMHC there. “I invite globally renowned Italian museums to collaborate in our endeavour,” he said.
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