Hyderabad, July 3 -- The Telangana government has sanctioned Rs 11.86 crore to restore and renovate eight historic gateways, also called kamaans, in Hyderabad's Old City.

An order dated Thursday, July 2, effectively replaced an earlier proposal of Rs 2 crore allocation for the repair of six identified kamaans. However, the Quli Qutb Shah Urban Development Authority (QQSUDA) had submitted that eight such kamaans needed renovation.

"The kamaans, which were constructed during the Qutb Shahi and Asaf Jahi eras in Hyderabad, have significant heritage value, as they originally served as entrances to historic palaces, neighbourhoods, and even city gates," said the administrator of QQSUDA.

According to the administrator, these historic structu...