HERITAGE OF CHARMINAR
A team of experts comprising officials from Archaeological Survey of India, state department of archaeology and museums and Intach on Tuesday conducted an inspection of the historic Charminar to determine whether measures taken to conserve the monument were good enough to deem it fit for Unesco's World Heritage Site status . It became known only recently that the city's Qutub Shahi era monuments were being considered for the heritage tag for 2013 and not 2011 as previously expected. Experts who inspected the monument expressed optimism over the pace of proceedings. They said that international Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Mission team is expected to visit Hyderabad in September to carry out another inspection of Charminar, Golconda Fort, including the Naya Qila, and Qutub Shahi Tombs. "Charminar and all other Qutub Shahi monuments around it are being considered as a single heritage precinct. The group also held talks with conservation architects who earlier helped prepare the dossier for world heritage tag. The objective of this team is to bring out the Qutub Shahi theme of Hyderabad to ensure that the city bags the coveted status. Everything we gathered today will translate into workable measures in the future," said a member of the committee.
Another committee member said that a meeting would be held with officials of the GHMC, tourism department, HMDA's Heritage Conservation Committee and the revenue department in the coming days. "Once we inspect all the sites, we will speak with officials of the civic bodies and all stakeholders involved . A plan of action will be drawn for taking up conservation measures in order to prepare these monuments for the heritage status ." The officials also inspected the Badesahi Ashoor Khana and the four Kamans leading to the Charminar . Details of their observations would be made available once the inspection of all sites under consideration is complete, they said.
Prof. John Kurakar
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