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GHMC recognises own office as heritage building

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The New Indian Express 22.09.2009

GHMC recognises own office as heritage building

 

HYDERABAD: The Old Sardar Mahal building located near Charminar, which houses the Zonal Commissioners Office of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), will be developed as a heritage tourism monument, GHMC Commissioner and chairman of the newly constituted Committee for Implementation of Heritage Tourism Projects in GHMC area, S P Singh said.

During the the first meeting of the committee, SP Singh said all the required conservatory works would be taken up for Sardar Mahal and he also proposed to set up a city museum.

The GHMC offices would be shifted to a suitable building, he added. The State Government constituted the heritage tourism committee in GHMC area through an order issued last month with GHMC Commissioner as the Chairman of the Committee, Secretary (Tourism), Director (Archaeology and Museums), Engineering-in-Chief as members and the Director Tourism as the member Convener. The members also resolved to develop illumination around historical heritage monuments like Charminar, Salar Jung Museum, Andhra Pradesh High Court building, Legislative Assembly, Osmania General Hospital and the Buddha statue on the Hussainsagar.

Singh also asked the members of the committee to prepare plans and proposals for the restoration of Khurshid Jah Deodi, Badshahi Asurkhana, Pathergatti stretch and conservation of the char kamans near Charminar. It also discussed the progress of Charminar Pedestrianisation Project (CPP) and development of the Shahi-e- Khajana popularly known as Pension office near Chowmahalla.

Tourism department Secretary, Jayesh Ranjan, Tourism department Director, Sabyasachi Ghosh, Director of Museums, P Chenna Reddy, GHMC Additional Commissioner (Planning), Neetu Prasad, Engineerin- Chief, Panduranga Rao, Additional Commissioner (Coordination) Dhanunjaya Reddy, senior consultants of heritage tourism and others attended the meeting.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 09:50