This story is from February 18, 2019

Bylaws for Delhi's Purana Qila on hold

Bylaws for Delhi's Purana Qila on hold
Sources said that the Purana Qila bylaws, which are at a discussion stage, have some unresolved issues
NEW DELHI: National Monuments Authority (NMA) is unlikely to release heritage bylaws for Purana Qila in the near future. Instead, it is focusing on completing bylaws for the Nizamuddin area.
Sources said that the Purana Qila bylaws, which are at a discussion stage, have some unresolved issues. However, the bylaws for 10 monuments in Nizamuddin basti are nearly ready and NMA would be seeking public feedback on them for objections and suggestions in the next few weeks.
The bylaws for Purana Qila have been prepared by an independent architect roped in by NMA.
The bylaws for all 27 Archaeological Survey of India monuments in Nizamuddin area, including the basti monuments, will play a huge role in giving NOCs to those who apply for permission to construct in the 100m prohibited and 300m regulated areas.
Public feedback for the first set of 17 monuments in Humayun’s Tomb-Sunder Nursery area was sought in January with the last date being February 7. Surprisingly, NMA didn’t receive any comments or objections in the 30-day period. The bylaws will now be sent to the Union ministry of culture to be presented in Parliament in the next session.
The 10 monuments in Nizamuddin basti include Nizamuddin baoli, Atgah Khan Tomb, Chausath Khamba, among others. Once the bylaws for these are processed, the entire Nizamuddin area will be covered.
“The bylaws for the basti monuments will focus on how to tackle encroachment in the congested area and steps needed to preserve these historical sites. Height restrictions will also play a significant role in framing the bylaws. A narrow and lower height limit than what was proposed for the Humayun’s Tomb area is under consideration,” said an official.

The group of monuments in Humayun’s Tomb area will be the second set of monuments in the country to be cleared for notification. The first was Lucknow’s Amjad Ali Shah’s mausoleum, which cleared the process of public feedback on December 28. These bylaws received just two comments, which did not carry any merit. They were placed in Parliament in the last winter session and now stand notified.
As per NMA, all heritage bylaws for centrally-protected monuments will be prepared in accordance with the model heritage bylaws made for the mausoleum and Humayun’s Tomb monuments.
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