Hyderabad, June 18 -- The French Embassy/Bureau de France, Hyderabad, here has expressed its support for the conservation initiative of Monsieur Raymond's Tomb and agreed to extend financial assistance of Rs 14 lakh towards it. The decision was made after a meeting was held between the embassy and Telangana government officials on Wednesday, June 17.

The conservation works for Raymond's Tomb was based on the estimates prepared by the Department of Heritage Telangana. A high-level review meeting on the conservation and development on the historic monument by A Vani Prasad, Special Chief Secretary (Youth Advancement Tourism and Culture) in the presence of the French delegation and senior officials of the state government.

The Special Chie...