The Lodi Fort ( Punjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਕਿਲਾ, romanized: Purāṇā Kila, lit. 'Old Fort') is a citadel in the city of Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The fortress is located on the banks of the river Sutlej and contains a tunnel to leading to the neighboring town of Phillaur.
It was built over 500 years ago during the reign of the Sikandar Khan Lodi and was well-maintained under the reign of Ranjit Singh and the British after him, but then fell into disrepair. It was declared a state-protected monument in December 2013. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Government Institute of Textile Chemistry and Knitting Technology was initially based in the fort campus which is now shifted to the new address at Z - Block, Rishi Nagar, Ludhiana. [6] [7]