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Heritage Conservation Committee
  • The Supreme Court recently cleared the Central Vista Project that covers a three kilo metre stretch between the Rashtrapati Bhavan and India Gate. Following this, the Heritage Conservation Committee has approved the construction of a new parliament.
  • The Heritage Conservation Committee is set up under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary, Ministry of Urban Affairs under the provisions of Section 23 in Delhi Building Byelaws, 1983 to protect heritage buildings.
  • Only buildings in and around Delhi are governed by these laws. Similar conservation committees are set up at state levels as well.
  • The local authority should consult the Heritage Conservation Committee before granting permission.
  • The heritage buildings are graded by the Heritage Conservation Committee for developmental activities.
  • The Heritage conservation Committee offers three grades. They are as follows:
  • Grade I: The buildings under Grade I includes buildings of historic importance. No interventions are permitted either on the interior or exterior of the Heritage buildings unless it is essential in the interest of strengthening the life of the building.
  • Grade II: These buildings comprises of regional or local importance processing architectural merit or historical significance. Internal changes are allowed in these buildings. Also, adaptive reuse shall be allowed.
  • Grade III: It comprises of buildings that evoke architectural or sociological interest. Both internal changes and adaptive reuse of these buildings are allowed.
  • The committee is headed by the additional secretary in the Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs, and Kamran Rizvi is the present chairman of the HCC.
  • Besides Rizvi, the committee has 13 other members including representatives from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), MCD, DDA, NDMC, Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Urban Arts Commission and other government agencies.

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