Green corridors, heritage and cultural circuits in Delhi 2041 Master Plan

Integrating location of all heritage assets with GIS based information system extended timing for hotels and restaurants preparing a comprehensive cultural resource management plan and setting up of heritage cells are among the proposals outlined in the draft Master Plan of Delhi 2041According to the plan location of all heritage assets that are maintained by respective agencies shall be integrated with the GISbased Delhi Spatial Information SystemThe list of the heritage assets shall be updated every five years in order to assess their condition and take the necessary steps towards conservationThe draft MPD 2041 has been made available on the website of the Delhi Development Authority and public suggestions and objections have been invitedThe plan for the heritage sector aims to significantly address issues of safety encroachment and lack of infrastructure associated with public spaces to foster a vibrant public realm in the cityThis will provide numerous benefits across all three goals of the Plan with better walkability public life social cohesion health creativity and boost local businesses retail cultural economies the draft saidThe plan gives provisions for undertaking eco sensitive rejuvenation of the Yamuna floodplains and strategies for creating greenways along buffers of drainsThis will encourage sensitively designed new public spaces alongside water bodies in areas that were previously neglected it saidCultural hotspots such as Shahjahanabad the Central Vista and India Gate lawns Connaught Place Hauz Khas Mehrauli etc are places of intense public activity attracting locals as well as tourists Other specific hubs with a concentration of sociocultural activities shall be identified like Mandi House Lodhi Institutional Area and Art precinct Dilli Haat Dastakaar Haats the draft addedEfforts shall be made to improve the public realm in and around such sitesThe plan promotes development of privately owned public spaces that shall remain private property and be maintained by the owner or developer but provide open public access during regulated hours at ground or elevated levels within buildingsThe plan has identified numerous opportunities in Delhi for creating green corridors heritage and cultural circuits or even temporary festival circuitsNoting that night time economies and an active night life are important for improving safety reducing congestion by staggering activities utilising spaces for different activities optimally and improving productivity for formal as well as informal economic activities the draft plan has proposed streets or areas such as cultural precincts areas with concentration of heritage assets areas in the central business district etc that have a vibrant nightlife presently shall be priority nodesLocal bodies Tourism Department and other concerned agencies shall identify NCs and permit extended timing for hotels restaurants sociocultural activities entertainment sports facilities retail stores etc to function in the night as per stipulations it saidThe plan has proposed encouragement of three kind of public plazasstandalone plazas corner plazas along streets and midstreet plazasA comprehensive Cultural Resource Management Plan of each area such as protected buildings and monuments and site including infrastructure upgrade visitor amenities shall be prepared and implemented in consultation with the local communityThe authority may identify any other buildings and clusters of heritage and cultural value including old markets pre1962 structures isolated premises such as school adjoining Jama Masjid Presentation Convent School church at Kashmere Gate municipal offices at old Hindu College complex etc where additions and alterations shall be within the overall frame of conservation on a case to case basisOwners of heritage buildings notified by local bodies shall be compensated for loss of development rights Heritage buildings identified by the local bodies are mostly privatelyowned and in active use by the occupants In such buildings the constituent owners shall be encouraged to conserve such buildings and make adaptive use or reuse of such assets in conformity with the historic contextLocal bodies may set up heritage cells that will manage heritage assets monitor status of their upkeep delineate cultural precincts promote complementary economic and cultural activities conduct festivals walks etc facilitate adaptive reuse projects and set up a Heritage Fund to support these initiatives Such a heritage cell may identify other landmark modern and industrial heritage buildings part buildings and sites it saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever