World Monument Fund representatives visited Bidar
recently to visit important monuments and discuss plans to protect them
with officials.
Mark Weber, field projects director,
and Amita Baig, WMF representative in India visited the Karez system of
underground water canals, the fort gates and the triple moat surrounding
the royal enclosure in the fort on Monday.
Later, they held discussions with historians like B.R. Konda, and officials of the district administration.
Mr.
Weber said that in Bikaner, Rajasthan, the city municipal council and
NGOs had organised a Watch Day with the theme of ‘Keep Bikaner Clean’.
He suggested celebrating Watch Day in Bidar with a similar theme. This
would contribute towards creating awareness about the heritage of the
city and the need to conserve it, he said.
Ms. Baig
appreciated the plans of the district administration to organise an
international seminar on the Karez systems in a few months. She assured
of all technical support to the government in protection of monuments.
Deputy
Commissioner P.C. Jaffer said the district administration was seeking
the partnership of various agencies to protect monuments and promote
tourism. Subir Hari Singh, chief advisor, Indian Heritage Cities
Network, Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh, Zilla Panchayat chief executive officer,
Sunil Panwar, deputy conservator of forests, were present.
more:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/call-to-conserve-bidars-architectural-heritage/article5869882.ece
