By Shivakumar G Malagi
March / 2008/ Hampi
After saying ‘no’to the reconstruction of the collapsed bridge here, Unesco has found the Rs 42 crore Hampi master plan unfit for the orderly growth of the World Heritage Site.
Minja Yang, Unesco Representative to India along with a team of experts, was here to work with the staff of the Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority (HWHAMA) and chalk out a plan for the orderly development of the World Heritage Site.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Ms Yang said on Wednesday that the team which included experts in architecture and town planning, was here to work with the local staff and suggest to the authority the need to conduct a sectoral study to ensure orderly growth in Hampi.
Unesco, in association with GTZ, a German-based company, had been making a study on the architecture and designs that suit Hampi, the availability of material and so on. Ms Yang said that while the Master Plan had already been notified and was being implemented, the authorities also need to make a conservation plan for the core zone. “The state government is yet to conduct studies on transport, housing, waste disposal, restoration and other areas.
They have prepared the Master Plan without sectoral plans. I think, they wanted to finish the work on the Master Plan very fast,” She remarked.
She raised objections to the government building social houses in the hillocks of the Hampi area. “The natural landscape of Hampi will be ruined in ten years because of the construction of social houses every year, mushrooming of illegal hotels, the felling of trees and the absence of toilets and parking lots,” Ms Yang explained.
She suggested that the government should build low cost social houses outside the core zone. “By converting these social houses into traditional restaurants and lodges with the partnership of house owners, the government could promote cultural tourism. Not everyone wants to stay in star hotels when they visit places like Hampi,” She said.
When asked whether vested interests were preventing Unesco from bringing about changes in Hampi, she maintained, “We wanted to conserve Hampi and its rich heritage for the sake of locals here and not conservation for the sake of conservation. Individual interests and public interest do not go together; hence we have decided to safeguard public interest while making conservation efforts for Hampi.”
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March / 2008/ Hampi
After saying ‘no’to the reconstruction of the collapsed bridge here, Unesco has found the Rs 42 crore Hampi master plan unfit for the orderly growth of the World Heritage Site.
Minja Yang, Unesco Representative to India along with a team of experts, was here to work with the staff of the Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority (HWHAMA) and chalk out a plan for the orderly development of the World Heritage Site.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Ms Yang said on Wednesday that the team which included experts in architecture and town planning, was here to work with the local staff and suggest to the authority the need to conduct a sectoral study to ensure orderly growth in Hampi.
Unesco, in association with GTZ, a German-based company, had been making a study on the architecture and designs that suit Hampi, the availability of material and so on. Ms Yang said that while the Master Plan had already been notified and was being implemented, the authorities also need to make a conservation plan for the core zone. “The state government is yet to conduct studies on transport, housing, waste disposal, restoration and other areas.
They have prepared the Master Plan without sectoral plans. I think, they wanted to finish the work on the Master Plan very fast,” She remarked.
She raised objections to the government building social houses in the hillocks of the Hampi area. “The natural landscape of Hampi will be ruined in ten years because of the construction of social houses every year, mushrooming of illegal hotels, the felling of trees and the absence of toilets and parking lots,” Ms Yang explained.
She suggested that the government should build low cost social houses outside the core zone. “By converting these social houses into traditional restaurants and lodges with the partnership of house owners, the government could promote cultural tourism. Not everyone wants to stay in star hotels when they visit places like Hampi,” She said.
When asked whether vested interests were preventing Unesco from bringing about changes in Hampi, she maintained, “We wanted to conserve Hampi and its rich heritage for the sake of locals here and not conservation for the sake of conservation. Individual interests and public interest do not go together; hence we have decided to safeguard public interest while making conservation efforts for Hampi.”
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