GHMC plea to governament on heritage structures

Hyderabad: The Heritage Committee meeting was held at GHMC main office on Wednesday.

Dana Kishore, GHMC Commissioner presided over the meeting. Director of Archeology and Museums N R Visalatchy, Rangareddy Joint Collector Harish, senior police officer Tarun Joshi, Vishwaprasad, higher officials of tourism, revenue and forests attended the meeting.

The meeting decided to conduct Swachh programmes at one heritage site every week apart from taking special measures to preserve heritage buildings in GHMC limits.

It was decided that proposals would be sent to the state government to declare 137 heritage buildings recognised earlier by HMDA as heritage structures.

The meeting also decided to send proposals to the state government to issue orders for formation of GHMC heritage committee.

Speaking on the occasion, Dana Kishore said that government has formed Hyderabad heritage committee under section 22 of Telangana heritage Act-2017 and two experts in heritage, history and archelogy are yet to be appointed to the committee.

He said proposals would be sent for the formation of the committee after appointing the experts.

He said that HMDA had conducted in the past and recognised 137 heritage structures and proposals would be sent to the government to notify declaring them as heritage structures.

Swachh programmes would be conducted every week at one of the heritage sites, he said.

Dana Kishore said that measures have been taken to clear garbage and waste from the surroundings of Golkonda fort and beautification of tanks within the premises of the fort.

He ordered the officials to study the norms followed by other states for preservation of heritage structures in association with INTACH and submit the proposals.

Measures would be taken to provide basic facilities, removing encroachments, sanitation maintenance and improving greenery, he said.