Alamparai Fort facing neglect from Government side

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Posted on 17 Nov 2014

Alamparai fort stands near to Bay of Bengal. Those tourists visiting Puducherry can see a board indicating the detour to the Alamparai Fort situated on East Coast Road.

Following the signboard at Kadapakkam takes the visitors to the fort-cum-port, which is a popular spot among domestic and foreign tourists besides week-end travellers from Chennai and Bangalore.

Apart from this single signboard on the highway, there are no other indicators and one has to keep asking the locals for the direction to reach the fort. The ruins of the fort stands near the Buckingham Canal. The massive structure is bordered by fishing villages.

This fort was gifted to the French for the services rendered by famous commander Dupleix to Subedar Muzarfarzang and was captured and partly destroyed by the British after defeating French in 1790.

The fort is facing neglect from the government. Lack of maintenance lead it to a deteriorating state. There you can see the growth of wild bushes around it.

Despite being a tourist attraction, there are no facilities such as toilets. The absence of security guards has made the site a haven for anti-social elements.

Adequate security has not been provided here. A lone guard, who stood here earlier, can no longer be seen. Even tourists and travel operators face difficulty in learning about the importance of the structure as there are no information boards. If the fort is maintained well then it can draw tourists from all parts of the world.

There is unauthorized boat ride offered by villagers here. They also collect money from the visitors as parking charges.

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