Bengaluru, May 17 -- Karnataka Tourism Minister HK Patil on Saturday, May 17, said the state government is preparing to submit a proposal to include Lakkundi in the UNESCO heritage list, with the application expected to be sent within the next two months.

Addressing a press conference at Vidhana Soudha, the minister said the Lakkundi Heritage Area Development Authority and a state-level advisory committee have been legally constituted to oversee the preservation and development of the historic site. The authority has already begun functioning with its headquarters in Gadag.

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Patil said the government has given a "new touch" to the historic town over the past three years and has initiated lar...