INDIAN HERITAGE CITIES NETWORK, IHCN SECOND BIENNIAL CONFERENCE HYDERABAD, DECEMBER 2008

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1 INDIAN HERITAGE CITIES NETWORK, IHCN SECOND BIENNIAL CONFERENCE HYDERABAD, DECEMBER 2008 SUMMARY REPORT INTRODUCTION The Second Biennial Conference of the Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN) was jointly organized by UNESCO and the Government of Andhra Pradesh with the support of the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation, the Department of Archaeology and Museums, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority and the National Institute for Tourism and Hospitality Management. The inaugural event was graced by the Honourable Minister for Urban Development, Shri S Jaipal Reddy, Govt. of India, who has supported the IHCN since its conception in He assured the IHCN of his Ministry s continued support and collaboration with the activities of the Network and emphasized in his inaugural speech that the preservation of urban heritage must in no way conflict with contemporary development. The conference was attended by 120 participants including representatives of 21 Indian heritage cities and regions: Ahmedabad, Burhanpur, Kochi, Chandigarh, Chettinad, Goa, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jodhpur, Kolkatta, Kurukshetra, Leh, Madurai, Maheswar, Mysore, Puducherry, Srinagar, Udaipur and Varanasi with many mayors, commissioners, chief architects and engineers contributing actively to the sessions. The State Governments of Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and the Union Territory of Puducherry were represented by their Secretaries of Culture and Housing respectively, while Karnataka was represented by the Managing Director of the Karnataka Urban and Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation, and the J&K by the Deputy Commissioner of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council. Many of the IHCN partner institutions also attended the conference, including CEPT, NIUA, AIILSG, the Osmania University and NALSAR and a great number of NGOs. INTACH (New Delhi) an equally important pillar of the IHCN and several of its regional chapters actively participated in the conference, along with DRONAH, Living Heritage Alliance, and ArcHe-S. Indispensable support for the IHCN lies in the governmental institutions such as the Ministry of Urban Development, represented through the Minister Reddy himself and the Ministry of Culture, represented in Hyderabad by the Director for Conservation of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Also present were important organizations like the IDFC, HUDCO, the Institute of Urban Designers, INTBAU, ICLEI, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and international organizations interested in establishing technical exchange and partnerships like the Agence Francaise du Developmenent, the French Association des Villes d Art et d Histoire (ANVPAH), and the London Development Agency.

2 - 2 - DAY I: TWO YEARS OF IHCN; A REVIEW Review of IHCN Activities A review of IHCN activities since its inception in 2006 was presented by Ms. Minja Yang, Director, UNESCO New Delhi Office. Reflecting upon the activities and efforts of the IHCN, she highlighted the growing membership of the Network and some of the pilot initiatives undertaken. These included the Udaipur CDP Review & Recommendations, the Chettinad Heritage House, developing heritage sensitive master plans with urban design guidelines in Hampi and a heritage-based regional development plan for Cochin. Her presentation further highlighted that emphasis on heritage should not be limited to the monuments and buildings, but also include open spaces, water systems and heritage of an intangible nature. While highlighting the growing member base of the IHCN comprising of 20 cities, key urban institutions, a number of NGO s and individuals, she stressed that the programme development for 2009 / 10 will be based on the active input, requests, and offers from the IHCN members. Ms Bolomey, Programme Specialist Culture, UNESCO, went on to introduce the newly developed IHCN website. The first edition of the IHCN newsletter In-heritance was also made public. Mayors Study Tour to France, Lessons Learned The study tour was organized by IHCN, UNESCO New Delhi and the Association Nationale des Villes et Pays d Art et d Historie (ANVPAH), supported by the Government of France. It took place from 27 September to 4 October 2008 in France, with the participation of 18 mayors and senior administrators of IHCN member cities. The objective of the study tour was to observe policy making and tools for heritage conservation and their integration into urban planning and development as followed by the French cities. The presentation started with general impressions of the seven French cities visited, by the Mayor of Burhanpur, Mr. Atul Patel. Dr. Savita Raje, President, Living Heritage Alliance outlined the process of development of effective heritage regulations and urban planning tools for heritage protection, heritage management and urban conservation as employed by the French authorities. Best practices of social housing schemes for urban renewal and town extension as Public Private Partnership models in the French cities of Paris and Rennes were highlighted by Dr. Shikha Jain, Director, DRONAH. She also spoke about the efficient French models of urban infrastructure, public space management, innovative urban transportation and mobility methods and solid waste management. Review of Activities of IHCN member cities and NGO s The afternoon of the first day was allocated to the presentations made by all IHCN member cities present, namely Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Indore, Jodhpur, Kochi, Kurukshetra, Leh, Maheshwar, Puducherry, Udaipur and Varanasi. The presentations were given by their mayors, district commissioners, city planners, technical engineers and professionals, supported by partner NGO s like DRONAH, Living Heritage Alliance, INTACH and ArcHe-S. The emphasis was on the built and intangible heritage aspects of each city and the initiatives being taken towards including heritage in urban development. This was exemplified by Ahmedabad and its walled city revitalization programme, by Kuruskshetra city and its aspirations to become a World Heritage Site, by Puducherry and its award winning Model Street revitalization project, by ArcHe-S and the Chettinad Heritage House concept and the initiatives of INTACH in Jaisalmer and its nation-wide listing projects. DAY II: HERITAGE-BASED DEVELOPMENT The Role of Institutional Members in the IHCN The presentations by institutional members highlighted their potential to include heritage as an element of their current programmes and their initiative to support the IHCN. Prof. V K Dhar of NIUA spoke about the JNNURM PEARL initiative which is hosted by NIUA and which in its heritage component would like to work closely with IHCN. Mr. V Thirumavalavan of HUDCO emphasized the broad range of issues covered by his organization such as housing and financing mechanisms and emphasised its initiatives in heritage related projects. Prof. N H Chhaya and Prof. R Vasavada of CEPT University, who are currently developing training courses with IHCN, gave a lecture on the importance of understanding our past built heritage and incorporating it for any future planned development. Mr.Govindankutty highlighted the

3 - 3 - pioneering initiatives taken by AIILSG towards urban heritage and spoke about the commitment of AIILSG to jointly develop a training programme for Urban Local Bodies. Mr. Janhwij Sharma, Director of Conservation for ASI mentioned ASI s (nationally protected monuments) framework of conservation and its influence on the unprotected heritage of Indian cities. The changing scenario of the legal framework for urban heritage protection in the different states of India was highlighted by Dr. Shikha Jain, Director, DRONAH. Thematic Group Workshops During the second part of the day, participants were divided into seven groups and given a key topic linked to heritage-based urban development to discuss. They were asked to highlight and bring forth the challenges and issues to be faced in moving towards such development, along with their recommendations as to how IHCN could support them. The themes included: 1. Administrative reforms for managing heritage precincts 2. Integration of water, sewerage, solid waste systems and transport in historic districts 3. Inner city poverty, slums and livelihood development through traditional skills; Housing in historic areas for urban renewal 4. Conservation projects for public, private, natural and cultural resources in the city 5. Needs for capacity building 6. Foundation of IHCN Society 7. Legal and planning framework for heritage-based development The challenges faced by the member cities, as highlighted by the participants, included the lack of awareness; technical knowledge and expertise; resources (financial and human); funding; legislation and the political will to promote conservation projects. It also included the resistance to change of the multiple agencies, as well as their lack of co-ordination. The socio-economic factors that have hindered the development of inner cities were also stressed. The fourth group in particular emphasized the fact that there was no accepted definition of heritage in India and also mentioned the problem of uncertain ownership of cultural resources in the city. The participants expressed their strong conviction that the existing framework of support and technical assistance available, is too limited. The role of IHCN as highlighted by the group workshops was primarily in the domain of 1) providing technical support through training, 2) giving access to expertise, knowledge and resources, 3) extending support in fund raising, 4) building the capacity of ULBs, 5) training ULBs to work with communities, 6) working towards the consolidation of resources and the efforts of various agencies and 7) creating a system for effective monitoring and evaluation. The thematic workshops have helped provide inputs to develop the IHCN s programme of activities for the year 2009/10 in terms of capacity building, technical assistance, partnerships, joint action plans etc. and particularly for the foundation of the IHCN Society. DAY III: INTEGRATING HERITAGE INTO URBAN PLANNING INITIATIVES IN INDIA All sessions The third day had the format of a lecture based conference where best practices were exemplified and technical guidance given. The speakers were all experts from the field of urban heritage and conservation who were selected to showcase, in various ways, how heritage protection and conservation is not a separate issue but must be mainstreamed into all aspects of urban development, namely the planning and building process. During the first session, Mr. Prem Subramaniam of IDFC brought forth through various examples, the strengths of public-private partnerships in historic conservation projects, highlighting the economic aspects and the sustainability of heritage projects. Ms. Shveta Mathur of Aga Khan Trust for Culture further emphasized the importance of incorporating a broader approach, including the socio-economic aspects of urban heritage as followed by AKTC in its urban conservation projects through Indian examples and other examples world-wide.

4 - 4 - Integrating heritage issues into administration dominated the second session with topics such as Heritage Listing and A Legislative Framework for Heritage Protection mentioned in presentations by Mr. Vikas Dilawari and Mr. Shyam Chainani respectively. A presentation, Conflict Resolution in Heritage Management, given by Mr. Nitin Sinha, focused on the alternate method of ADR (alternate dispute resolution) as against the contemporary approach of PIL (public interest litigation) in historic conservation projects, while Mr. Debashish Nayak talked about various experiences in India involved in establishing a Heritage Cell and Heritage Committee. Aspects of planning and building processes, as exemplified in the city of Hyderabad, by Mr. Sudhir K Mahon, constituted other informative presentation. The third session drew attention to the Government of India support programmes for cities, such as the JNNURM. This was emphasized by Prof. Balaji of the Madurai Municipal Corporation, who presented the Madurai heritage-based development plan and by Prof. Saswat Bandyopadhyay, who spoke on the Role of Knowledge Manager with regard to Group D Cities of JNNURM. The Government of India s emphasis on natural heritage conservation projects was highlighted by Mr. K S Reddy of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority. The Lake Conservation Programmes of Rajasthan were presented by Mr. K K Mathur, Advisor to the Rajasthan Government. In the fourth session, the concept of heritage specific master planning was highlighted by Mr. Arvind Srivastava, Managing Director, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation, by exemplifying the case of the Hampi World Heritage Site. Professor K T Ravindran showcased the need to broaden the urban planning approach into regional planning through the example of Cochin, while the international perspective on regional planning was given by Ms. Cristina Imandi, UNESCO Consultant from France. New Members The Indian Heritage Cities Network is proud that the city of Hyderabad and Puducherry, as well as the Hyderabad based institutions of NALSAR, Osmania University and the National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management joined the Network during the conference. The signing event for Hyderabad and Puducherry completed the list of the first twenty member cities of the IHCN. OUTCOME The conference concluded with an outlook on the future activities of the IHCN and the foundation of the IHCN Society as an independent Indian Institution for the historic cities of India. The workshop was a timely event showcasing the urgent need for the better preservation of urban heritage and the promotion of heritage as a base for the sustainable development of Indian cities. The over 50 member cities, institutions, NGOs and individuals, as well as the generally large participation in the conference is a clear sign that the IHCN is moving in the right direction and is a much needed institution. We are proud that the participants have made a clear statement of their support for the heritage-based development of Indian cities and are looking forward to the collaboration of all concerned in reaching this important goal.

5 INDIAN HERITAGE CITIES NETWORK SECOND BIENNIAL CONFERENCE INTEGRATING HERITAGE IN URBAN PLANNING INITIATIVES IN INDIA HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, DECEMBER 2008 DETAILED PROGRAMME Venue: Taramati Baradari Culture Complex. Ibrahim Bagh, Gandipet Road, Hyderabad Organized by UNESCO New Delhi and the Government of Andhra Pradesh With the kind support of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, AP Tourism Development Corporation, Dept. of Archaeology and Museums, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority

6 PROGRAMME Wednesday, 17 December 2008 All day Arrival of participants and build up exhibition Thursday, 18 December 2008 HERITAGE BASED DEVELOPMENT: THE ACTIVITIES OF IHCN AND ITS MEMBERS 09h00 10h30 10h30 11h30 Inauguration Introductory Remark Welcome Address Presidential Address Special Invitee Keynote Speech Vote of Thanks 11h30 12h00-13h30 12h00 12h20 12h20 12h30 12h30 13h10 13h10 13h30 13h30 Registration Inaugural Session His Excellency, Sh. S Jaipal Reddy, Hon. Union Minister, Urban Development, Government of India Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) Ms. Minja Yang, Director, UNESCO New Delhi Mr. S P Singh, Special Officer, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Govt. of AP Ms. Lakshmi Parthasarathy, Principal Secretary, Govt. of AP Prof. N H Chhaya, Director, School of Architecture, CEPT University Prof. Chenna Reddy, Director, Dept. of Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of AP Tea Session 1: TWO YEARS OF IHCN; A REVIEW Review of Programme Activities Ms. Minja Yang, Director UNESCO New Delhi Presentation of IHCN Webpage Ms. Nicole Bolomey, Programme Specialist Culture, UNESCO Mayors Study Tour to France, Lessons Learned Mr. Atul Patel, Mayor, Burhanpur; Dr. Savita Raje, Living Heritage Alliance; Dr. Shikha Jain, DRONAH AFD and Heritage Cities in India Mme Laureline Krichewsky, Agence Française de Développement Lunch 14h30-18h00 Session 2: CITIES AND NGO ACTIVITIES 14h30 14h45 Hyderabad Heritage Initiatives and Conservation Dr. J Kedareswari, Additional Commissioner (Heritage), GHMC 14h45 15h00 15h00 16h00 15h00 15h10 INTACH activities in Urban Heritage Ms. Vijaya Amujure, Senior Conservation Architect, INTACH Presentation by Member Cities and Local NGO s Ahmedabad, Mr. Debashish Nayak, Advisor, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

7 15h10 15h20 15h20 15h30 15h30 15h40 15h40 15h50 15h50 16h00 16h00 16h30 18h00 16h30 16h40 16h40 16h50 16h50 17h00 17h00 17h10 17h10 17h20 17h20 17h50 18h00 18h30 20h00 Gwalior, Mr. Vishnu Khare, City Planner, Gwalior Municipal Corporation and Dr. Savita Raje, President, Living Heritage Alliance Indore, Mr. Anil Jain, City Engineer, Indore Municipal Corporation Jodhpur, Dr. Om Kumari Gehlot, Mayor of Jodhpur Kochi, Mr. K J Sohan, Chairman, Corporation of Cochin (Development Standing Committee) Kurukshetra, Prof. Manjula Chaudhary, Kurukshetra University Tea Presentation by Member Cities and Local NGO s Leh, Mr. Ajeet Sahu, Deputy Commissioner, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Maheshwar, Mr. Baksi Ram Yadav, President, Maheshwar Nagar Panchayat and Dr. Savita Raje, President, Living Heritage Alliance Puducherry, Mr. Ashok Panda, Co-ordinator, INTACH Pondicherry Udaipur, Mr. Ravinder Srimali, Chairman, Udaipur Municipal Council Varanasi, Mr. Ram Prasad Goswami, Vice Chairman, Varanasi Development Authority Chettinad Region (The Heritage House Initiative), Mr. Thiru Pankaj Bansal, District Collector, Sivaganga, Mr. Bernard Dragon and Mr. Michel Adment (ArcHe-S) Official Opening of Exhibition Dinner and Cultural Program at Taramati Baradari Culture Complex Friday 19 December 2008 HERITAGE BASED DEVELOPMENT: THE ACTIVITIES OF IHCN AND ITS MEMBERS 9h00 11h00 9h00 9h10 9h10 9h20 9h20 9h30 9h30 9h50 9h50 10h00 10h00 10h10 10h10 10h20 11h00 Session 3: THE ROLE OF INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS in the IHCN Joint Action Plan for 2009: An introduction Dr. Anil K. Roy, UNESCO IHCN NIUA: JNNURM, PEARL and Urban Heritage Prof. V K Dhar, HUDCO Chair Professor, NIUA HUDCO: Possible Elements of Collaboration and Support Mr. V Thirumavalavan, Regional Chief, HUDCO Hyderabad Region CEPT: Supporting the IHCN Prof. N H Chhaya and Prof. Rabindra Vasavada AIILSG: AIILSG s initiative towards Urban Heritage Conservation Mr. V Govindankutty, Associate Project Manager, AIILSG ASI: Urban heritage and ASI Mr. Janhwij Sharma, Director Conservation, ASI Recent Progress on legal framework for heritage protection Dr. Shikha Jain, Director, DRONAH Tea

8 11h30 14h30 14h30 15h30 16h30 16h30 Session 4: THEMATIC WORKSHOPS Needs Assessment of Cities and Development of Joint Action Plan for Administrative reforms for managing heritage precincts 2. Integration of water, sewerage, solid waste systems and transport in historic districts 3. Inner city poverty, slums and livelihood development through traditional skills; Housing in historic areas for urban renewal 4. Conservation projects for public, private, natural and cultural resources in the city 5. Needs for Capacity Building 6. Foundation of IHCN Society 7. Legal and Planning framework for Heritage based development Lunch Presentation of Workshop results Tea 17h00 18h00 Discussion to develop a Joint Action Plan for h00 Dinner and Party at Taramati Baradari Culture Complex Saturday 20 December 2008 INTEGRATING HERITAGE IN URBAN PLANNING INITIATIVES IN INDIA 9h00 10h00 9h00 9h15 9h15 9h30 9h30 9h45 10h00 11h30 10h00 10h15 10h15 10h30 10h30 10h45 10h45 11h00 11h00 11h15 11h15 11h30 Session 1: SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS Heritage-based Development Ms. Minja Yang, Director, UNESCO New Delhi Public - Private Partnership Mr. Prem Subramaniam, Advisor (CSR), IDFC Ltd. Heritage Based Urban Development: AKTC Projects around the world Ms. Shveta Mathur, Consultant, AKTC Session 2: HERITAGE IN ADMINISTRATION Legislative framework for heritage protection Mr. Shyam Chainani, Honorary Secretary, BEAG, Mumbai Conflict resolution in Heritage Management Mr. Nitin Sinha, Conservation Architect, Heritage Conservation Initiative Consultants, Hyderabad Heritage Cell and Heritage Committee Mr. Debashish Nayak, Advisor, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Heritage Listing and its Notification Mr. Vikas Dilawari, Conservation Architect, Mumbai Planning and Building processes Mr. Sudhir K Mahon, Chief Planning Officer, HMDA The Expertise Locators Ms. Nicole Bolomey, Programme Specialist Culture, UNESCO

9 11h30 12h00 14h00 12h00 12h15 12h15 12h30 12h30 12h45 12h45 13h00 13h00 13h15 13h15 13h30 13h30 14h30 16h00 14h30 14h50 14h50 15h20 15h20 15h40 15h40 15h50 15h50 16h00 16h00 16h00 17h00 17h00 17h30 20h00 Tea Sessions 3: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PROGRAMMES; SUPPORT FOR CITIES Decentralization in Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Mr. Alok Srivastava, Principal Secretary, Dept. of Housing and Environment, Madhya Pradesh JNNURM: Heritage Development Plan - Madurai Prof. C Balaji, Municipal Corporation of Madurai JNNURM: Knowledge Management - Group D Cities Prof. Saswat Bandyopadhyay, CEPT Recommendations for Safeguarding the future of the Historic Urban Landscapes of Madhya Pradesh Dr. Savita Raje, President, Living Heritage Alliance Hyderabad Natural Resources Projects Mr. K S Reddy, Member (Environment), Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority National Lake Conservation Programme Mr. K K Mathur, Advisor, Govt. of Rajasthan Lunch Session 4: HERITAGE PLANNING AND LEGISLATION Regional Planning (Example of Cochin) Prof. K T Ravindran, Director, Institute of Urban Designers Master Plans: Administrative and Planning Process and Heritage Legislation (Hampi World Heritage Site) Mr. Arvind Srivastava, Managing Director, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation and Mr. Sarath Chandra, Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority Master Plans: The International Perspective on Cochin Ms. Cristina Imandi, UNESCO Consultant, France Short Summary of Workshop-Importance of Urban Conservation Prof. Rabindra Vasavada, CEPT INTACH Hyderabad Initiatives Mr. M Vedakumar, Core Committee Member, INTACH Hyderabad Ms. Anuradha Reddy, INTACH Hyderabad Tea PLENARY SESSION How to implement step by step Challenges and Opportunities VALEDICTORY Sound and Light Show, Golconda Fort and Dinner Sunday 21 December 2008 Excursion to Hyderabad (9am 2pm) including Lunch

10 Second Biennial Conference of the Indian Heritage Cities Network (18 20 December 2008, Hyderabad) List of Participants Name First name, title Organisation Designation Adment Mr Michel ArcHe-S (Architectural Heritage Safeguard) Co Founder, ArcHe-S (Architectural Heritage Safeguard) Ahmed Mr Salahuddin Art, Literature and Culture Department Principal Secretary Ali Mr Shaukat Srinagar Municipal Corporation Municipal Commissioner Angchowk Mr Tsering Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Technical Officer - Assistant Executive Engineer Bandhopadaya Mr Saswat School of Planning and Public Policy CEPT University Faculty and Head Environmental Planning Bansal Mr Thiru Pankaj Sivaganga District District Collectorate Balaji Prof. G Municipal Corporation of Madurai Architect, Assitant Prof. Dept. of Architecture Thiagarajar College of Engineering Madurai Bissa Mr Durgesh Jodhpur Municipal Corporation Chief Executive Officer Bolomey Ms Nicole UNESCO Programme Specialist Chainani Mr Shyam Bombay Environment Action Group Honorary Secretary Chandel Mr GS Jabalpur Municipal Corporation Technical Officer: Assistant Engineer Chandra Mr Sarath B. HWHAMA Conservation Architect, Hampi Chaudhary Prof. Manjula Dept of Tourism and Hotel Management Kurukshetra University Professor Chaturvedula Ms Somya ICLEI ICLEI, Local Govts. For Sustainability Chetia Ms Saswati INTBAU Architect & Program Manager

11 Chhaya Prof. N.H. School of Architecture,CEPT University, Ahmedabad Director, School of Architecture Das Mr Siddhartha Design Consultant Heritage, Museums, Public Spaces, Exhibitions, Publications, Crafts Dhar Prof. Vijay K. National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) HUDCO Chair Professor Dilawari Mr Vikas Conservation Architect Divedi Ms Divya London Development Agency Chief Representative Dragon Mr Bernard ArcHe-S (Architectural Heritage Safeguard) Co Founder, ArcHe-S (Architectural Heritage Safeguard) Ghosh Sri Pranab Kolkatta Municipal Corporation Technical Officer: Executive Engineer (Civil) Project Management Unit Gehlot Dr Om Kumari Jodhpur Municipal Corporation Mayor Goswami Mr Ram Prasad Varanasi Development Authority Vice Chairman Hari Narayan Mr Maheswar Nagar Panchayat Technical Officer : Sub Engineer Hussain Mr S M Ghulam Osmania College Lecturer Imandi Ms Cristina UNESCO Expert, France Consultant Jacob Ms Ann Department of Town & Country Planning, Government of Kerela Jain Ms Shikha Development and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts and Heritage (DRONAH) Senior Town Planner Director Jain Mr Anil Indore Municipal Corporation City Engineer

12 Jain Mr PK Amber Development & Management Executive Director Authority(Jaipur) Jamale Mr Santosh Burhanpur Municipal Corporation Technical Officer : ARI Joshi Prof. Kiran Chitkara Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture, Chandigarh Kedareswari Dr J Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Additional Commissioner(Heritage) K Mahon Mr Sudhir Hyderabad Urban Development Authority Architect and Planning Officer Khan Ms Shahena Centre for Action in Partnership(CAP) Heritage Conservation Architect Khan Mr Ayub Mysore City Corporation Mayor Khare Mr Vishnu Nagar Nigam Gwalior / Municipal Corporation of Gwalior Technical Officer - City Planner (Planning Section) Krichewsky Mme Laureline AgenceFrancaise du Developpement Project Coordinator Kumar Mr E M Sunil Kochi Municipal Corporation Chairman Welfare and Town Planning Committee Kumar Mr Mahesh Maheswar Nagar Panchayat Technical Officer : Asst. Revenue Inspector Kumar Sahu Mr Ajeet Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Deputy Commissioner Kutty Mr Govindan All India Institutes for Local Self Government, AIILSG Associate Project Manager Mahajan Ms Shalini UNESCO Project Coordinator

13 Manefeld Ms Petra INTACH Varanasi Co ordination Committee - Member Manjunath Ms Neela Archaeology, Museums & Heritage Commissioner Mathur Mr Keshav Govt. of Rajasthan Advisor, Lake Conservation Prg Mathur Mr S Udaipur Municipal Council Murthy Mr Srinivas G SMG Design INC Chief Exceutive & Architect Mathur Ms Shveta Aga Khan Trust for Culture Consultant Nayak Mr Debashish Heritage Cell, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Advisor Pamnani Ms Radha Pamnani PWD Department Chief Architect PWD Panda Mr Ashok INTACH Pondicherry Chapter Co ordinator Parthasarthy Ms Lakshmi Department of Tourism, Culture, Archealogy and Museum Principal Secretary Patel Mr Nileesh Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Assistant Manager - Publicity Department Patel Mr Atul Burhanpur Municipal Corporation Mayor Burhanpur Patidar Mr H N Maheswar Nagar Panchayat Pawar Mr J K Burhanpur Municipal Corporation Technical Officer : Private Secretary Prabhakar Mr Cholleti Ministry of Tourism Secretary Rabindranath Ms Divya Environment Support Group

14 Raje Ms Savita Living Heritage Alliance, Bhopal President Raje Mr Nitin Living Heritage Alliance, Bhopal Secretary Rajendran Mr Municipal Corporation of Madurai Assistant Exceutive Engineer Ramachandraiah Dr C Centre for Economic and Social Studies Associate Professor Raman Mr Navneet INTACH Varanasi Convenor Ramanuj Sri Kumar Bodh Gaya Municipality Executive Officer Ranjan Mr Jayesh Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) Rav Prof.Bhupatthi Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Osmania University Managing Director Director Ravindran Prof. K.T. Institute of Urban Designers Director Rawat Ms Shivaa UNESCO Research Assistant Raykar Mr K S Mysore City Corporation Commissioner Reddy Mr K S Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) Member Environment Reddy Mr S Mohan Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority SupritendentEngineer

15 Reddy Prof.R.Ramesh University College of Engineering, Osmania Dean University Reddy Ms P Anuradha INTACH, Hyderabad INTACH Technical Committee and State Archealogy Hyd. Reddy Mr. AKVS National Institute of Tourism & Hospitality Management (NITHM) Director Reddy Prof. Chenna Department of Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh Director Reddy Shri Jaipal Ministry of Urban Development Minister Roy Mr Anil K UNESCO Programme Coordinator Saini Ms Balwinder Department of Architecture Chief Architect Saket Mr Kumar National University of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Sakthivel Mr K Municipal Corporation of Madurai SupritendentEngineer Shahid Mr. Sajjad Osmania University and Intach Hyderabad Member, Academic Senate & Director OUCW - WMF Conservation Project and INTACH Core Committe member Shankarji Thakore Mr Kanaji Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Mayor Sharan Sharma Dr Devi Burhanpur Municipal Corporation Municipal Commissioner Sharma Ms Uma Shahsi Indore Municipal Corporation Mayor

16 Sharma Ms Tara Aga Khan Trust for Culture Consultant Sharma Mr Janhwij ASI Director Conservation Sharma Mr R K Jabalpur Municipal Corporation Deputy Commissiner Sharma Prof. Utpal School of Planning and Public Policy, CEPT University, Ahmedabad Director,CEPT University Shrimali Mr Ravindra Udaipur Municipal Council Chairman Shrivastava Mr Arvind Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation Managing Director Singh Prof. Veer Nalsar Law University, Hyderabad Vice-Chancellor Singh Mr Sachchindanand Nagar Nigam Varanasi Deputy Municipal Commissioner Singh Mr Kaushendra Nagar Nigam Varanasi Nagar Pramukh Mayor of Varanasi Singh Mr Suresh Kumar Nagar Nigam Gwalior / Municipal Corporation of Gwalior Additional Commissioner Singh Mr S.P.Singh Government, M.A. & UD Department Commissioner & Special Officer & Ex-Officio Principal Secretary Singh Mr Vivek Kumar Department of Culture, Sports and Youth Secretary Sinha Mr Nitin Heritage Conservation Initiative Consultants (HCIC) Conservation Architect/ Arbitrator Sohan Mr K J Kochi Municipal Corporation Chairman Corporation of Cochin(Development Standing Commmitte)

17 Srivastava Mr Alok Department of Housing and Environment Principal Secretary, Department of Housing and Environment Srivastava Mr Pradeep Nagar Nigam Gwalior / Municipal Corporation of Gwalior Technical Officer - PRO Subramaniam Mr Prem IDFC Limited Advisor, CSR Taher Mr N ASI Deputy Superitending Archaeologist- Goa Singh Thapar Mr Maheep MD & Pvt Consultant Adapt Technologies and Consultancy Services India Pvt LTD. Thirumavalavan Mr V Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited.(HUDCO) Regional Chief, HUDCO Mohiuddin Mr Khalid Consulting Architect Tiwari Ms Kanak Society for Partcicpatory Research in Asia Project in charge, Participatory Urban Planning Tiwari Mr Sandeep Burhanpur Municipal Corporation Technical Officer : Assistant Public Relations Officer Varalakshmi Dr R Department of History, Osmania University Professor Vasavada Prof. Rabindra CEPT University Professor and Head Centre for Conservation Studies, Faculty of Architecture Vedakumar Mr M Forum for a better Hyderabad and INTACH Hyderabad Engineer, Urban and Regional ; Planner INTACH Core Committee Member, Hyderabad Vijaya Ms A Architecture Heritage Division INTACH Senior Conservation Architect Yadav Mr Baksiram Maheswar Nagar Panchayat President

18 Yang Ms Minja UNESCO Director UNESCO New Delhi