2019 – Posted in: Daily News

Heritage by-laws ready for two sites

For: Preliminary
Topics covered: Important monuments, Art & culture, Heritage by-laws, National Monuments Authority, ASI

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Humayun’s Tomb and the monuments in Nizamuddin Basti will soon be regulated by heritage by-laws. The by-laws for both the heritage spots have been prepared by the National Monuments Authority (NMA).

What are the heritage by-laws

The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010 made it mandatory for all centrally-protected monuments to have their own heritage by-laws. Since then the by-laws for only one monument in the country – the Amjad Ali Shah mausoleum in Lucknow – have been implemented so far.

There were 3,686 of these centrally-protected monuments under the Archaeological Survey of India as of March 12, 2018.

Under the Act, while only repairs are allowed in a 100-metre radius of protected monuments, heritage by-laws have to be drawn up to regulate construction in the area between 100 metres and 300 metres.

What are the main rules in these heritage by-laws

New construction would have to comply with a height restriction of 18 metres.
Design restrictions:

No continuous window louvers or slats
No large facades along the front streets.
Restrictions on window ACs, which will not be allowed on front facades.
Within 100 metres of monuments, consistency in colour and materials have to be maintained along the facades
The by-Shops should have signage that are consistent in size and colour and no LED or digital signs will be allowed.

National Monuments Authority (NMA)

National Monuments Authority (NMA) under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India has been setup as per provisions of The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains AMASR (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2010 which was enacted in March, 2010.

Several functions have been assigned to the NMA for the protection and preservation of monuments and sites through management of the prohibited and regulated area around the centrally protected monuments.

Archaeological Survey of India

The ASI is an Indian government agency which was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham. ASI is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in the country.

Source: The Hindu

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