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The festival would be kicked off at the riverfront with a grand event on August 1. The culture ministry would enable free entry to all national monuments managed by Archaeological Survey of India. Hop-on Hop-off bus service to take tourists around the city would be organised during the 15-day festival.After the programme ends, a follow-up week is being planned in November. NEW DELHI: Gujarati cuisine and folk music in all in-bound flights, Brand "I-Am-davad" on T-shirts, dance and music festivals on the riverfront, heritage walks through Bhadra Fort, lecture series on Parsi community - this and much more is being planned by the union gover nment in a 15-day international festival to celebrate India's first World Heritage city at Ahmedabad.From August 1 to 14, the Union government will celebrate Ahmedabad being declared a World Heritage City. Merchandise including T-shirts, keychains, coffee mugs, with logo "I-Am-davad" would be available at all monuments and even the airport.A team of central ministers has been tasked with micromanaging the details of the festival..