Jaipur: JMC Heritage is developing a Special Area Heritage Plan (SAHP) for the Walled City which will be completed by Feb 2025. Officials said that this is being done as a mandate for a UNESCO Heritage site, as such places are not included in the city master plan. The action plan will focus on issues like road widening, maintenance of infrastructure, and improvement of the drainage system.
In February 2020, the Walled City was declared a UNESCO Heritage site where changing the architecture of the area is not allowed. The components of the SAHP include the Heritage Conservation Plan (Built and Intangible), Social Infrastructure Plan, Disaster Management Plan, and Mobility Plan, among other components. Officials said that as per the conditions of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)—an NGO associated with UNESCO—with respect to the declaration of Jaipur City as a World Heritage Site in 2019, a proper plan for conservation is needed.
Abhishek Surana, commissioner of JMC Heritage, said, “A Special Area Heritage Plan is being developed for the Walled City for proper conservation and management of the World Heritage Site. The action plan is being developed keeping in mind the expansion of the city till 2047.” The plan will include a “complete detailed heritage inventory for the nominated property covering all attributes at a suitable level of detail.
” According to the guidelines of ICOMOS, the plan must have provisions for “improving legal protect.