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Neeraj BaggaTribune News ServiceAmritsar, June 19As the tiff between Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu continues, there is no hope of revival of closed tourism installations and infrastructure in the city. About two years ago after assuming the charge of Tourism Cultural Affairs Ministry, Sidhu had announced to revive defunct state-owned tourist properties. The Tourism Department had sold off most of its properties in the city. The state government had sold Punjab Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC)-run three-star Amritsar International Hotel to an NRI family at Rs 56 crore in 2007. Following this, the PTDC came into being and a new body the Punjab Heritage and Tourism Promotion Board (PHTPB) was constituted..