Andhra Pradesh plans new heritage tourism policy to preserve historic sitesAndhra Pradesh plans a new heritage tourism policy to preserve historic buildings and promote tourism. Photo: PTIBengaluru: A new heritage tourism policy that envisions preserving and promoting historic public buildings of Andhra Pradesh to tap their tourism potential is under active consideration, the State’s tourism minister Kandula Durgesh has said. Durgesh said the N Chandrababu Naidu government announced the new tourism policy 2024-29 last year, under which tourism activities have been accorded an industry status. Asked what new plans are in the pipeline, he said, a new heritage tourism policy” is under active consideration, which we are going to bring later this year. “Andhra Pradesh has a rich cultural heritage, and we need to conserve these built heritage structures.