BAHRAIN’S historic 200-year-old Hindu temple in the Old Manama Suq has been given the green light to undergo an almost BD2 million ($5m) upgrade and multi-use transformation starting in the new year.
Housing and Urban Planning Minister Amna Al Romaihi issued an edict in the latest edition of the Official Gazette to grant the existing property ‘Special Project’ status, which allows it an exemption from regular building requirements .