New Delhi, March 01: Over 90 little known unprotected
monuments in the national capital will sport a new look before
the 2010 Commonwealth Games as INTACH has started conserving
and documenting the heritage structures which would be major
tourist attractions during the mega sporting event.
Heritage buildings and structures such as Delhi Gate,
Mutiny Memorial, Dara Shikoh Library building, Maqbara Park,
Bijri Khan's Tomb, Munda Gumbad, Mir Taqi's Tomb, Bara Khamba
and The Begam's Bagh are among the 92 monuments which will be
conserved and developed by the Indian National Trust for
Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).
Delhi government and INTACH had signed a MoU for the
purpose.
Most of the 92 identified structures are located on the
route of the stadia of the Commonwealth Games.
The nodal agency for conservation of monuments has also
started the process of preparing a site plan of monuments
showing all topographic features and structures up to a radius
of 150 km.
"We have started the process of documenting all the 92
monuments. The documents will have every single detail,
including measurements about the heritage structures. The
structures will also be photo documented," INTACH Delhi
chapter convener AGK Menon said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Sunday, March 01, 2009, 00:00