A committee under the chairmanship of Mr Lalit Sharma, Adviser to the UT Administrator, is working out the details of ‘Chandigarh perspective’. The city will shortly submit an application to the WHC.
It has been pointed out that the city will have to incorporate certain legislative provisions to contend that certain architectural designs and original creations will be conserved in the times to come.
Certain institutions and artistic creations on the list of conservation are likely to include original ordinary buildings, the Secretariat, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Panjab University, the current office of the Forest Conservator where the team of Le Corbusier, the city architect, worked.
The city will be required to draft a conservation plan showing long-term programmes for preservation and promotion of the city architecture. The Administration is in possession of a letter from the president of the Le Corbusier Society.
It was pointed out by the senior official that the city might be adopted as a pilot project for carrying out a study on management of ‘Modern heritage’. The WHC offered financial and technical assistance for preparing a conservation management plan following the Asian Regional Meeting on Modern Heritage.
Under the project, the administration will seek inputs from educational and technical institutions, the local government, public relation officers and cultural organisations.
The official said, ‘first we need to prepare a draft plan of action. Landmarks of the city architecture need to be identified and legislative amendments need to carried out for their preservation. Public lectures, seminars, advertisements and repeated messages can help instil a sense of pride among citizens about their city’.
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