200 sandstone bollards to fence Rumi Darwaza

Over 200 sandstone bollards ordered from Rajasthan will fence the iconic Rumi Darwaza, ASI officials said. As such, traffic will not be allowed to pass from under the iconic structure even as vehicular movement is already restricted ever since its restoration began two years ago. The ones facing the three smaller gates of the Darwaza will be detachable,” said Aftab Hussain, the superintending officer of Arachnological Survey of India -Lucknow Circle. ASI was, however, seeking the local administration’s cooperation to permanently shut down vehicular movement from under the 80 feet structure built in 1784 by Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula.