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ICHR, UK body to formulate heritage protection model

Last Updated 22 May 2017, 19:44 IST

The Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) has joined hands with the UK’s Art and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to come up with a viable town planning model to check “erasing of rich and diverse tangible cultural heritage” of India amid rapid urbanisation.

To start with, the council will conduct a two-day workshop on the topic jointly with the AHRC on May 24 and 25. As many as 21 scholars from the UK and 31 from India will take part in the event.

Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Bhubaneshwar in Odisha, Amravati in Andhra Pradesh, Madurai and Chennai in Tamil Nadu, and Warangal in Telangana will be taken up for case study of ancient cities which are losing their cultural heritage due to rapid urbanisation.

The “overlaps and divergences” between London and Mumbai will also be discussed at the workshop through the lens of heritage and rapid urbanization.

The UK’s city of Sheffield, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Manchester and Peterborough will also be taken up as case studies at the workshop by the UK’s team of scholars.

“Most of the Indian cities are in a competitive mood to grow, particularly in post-independence era, leading to various problems, including housing and civil amenities. Even after 70 years of Independence, we are yet to start our ‘Swachch Bharat’ project. Rapid urbanisation in India is posing a threat to heritage and monuments,” ICHR chairman Y Sudershan Rao told reporters.
He said that the workshop will discuss the problems.

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(Published 22 May 2017, 19:44 IST)

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