How is surat fort used today??
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The tedious process of restoration and conservation of slowly dying monuments is a global problem and it is more revealing in India than other countries. The reason is India, home to ancient civilizations and later ruled by countless dynasties, it is dotted with tens of thousands of monuments of beauty and grandeur across the land. They include, historical Hindu, Buddhist Jain temples, mosques, palaces, forts, colonial churches, buildings, etc. The state of Karnataka, south India alone has the second largest number of heritage sites next to Uttar Pradesh. No doubt the ASI - Archaeological Survey of India and the State Archaeology departments that control them take as much care and attention, but paucity of funds and lack of protection of such monuments with neither guards nor barricade appear to be a matter of great concern. However, presently respective governments take steps to restore those damaged sites that need immediate attention to save them and the advantage is they can be turned into attractive tourist spots. . In this regard according to an article in the Times of India dated 4 March 2016: ''Historical monuments across the country suffer from the lack of maintenance but that is likely to change soon, thanks to the intervention of the public sector undertaking (PSU)''. They will spend part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds on maintenance of these monuments. It is likely some will take care of more than one monument. The central government under Shri Modiji is encouraging Public Private Partnership for conservation and protection of monuments, etc., under the sponsorship of National Cultural Funds under the Union Ministry of Culture. This concept has already set in motion.