How to conserve historical sites like aga khan palace???
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PMC has listed about 250 properties, which have been recognised as heritage sites and need to be conserved. The efforts of PMC and INTACH have brought into focus the need for conserving the built heritage of the city. PMC has made provision in its current DC Rules to set aside 2 per cent of the total development charges collected by the building development department to create a Heritage Conservation Fund, which will help aid the maintenance of listed properties, said Kembhavi.
To create more awareness about the city’s history, NGO Janwani started Pune Heritage Walk in 2012. It also runs Virasat Pune Club, established in May 2014, for heritage enthusiasts and organises an annual Heritage Festival, in association with over 30 other organisations. An exhibition, titled “Heritage and Us”, has also been organised by Intach as a part of the festival. The object of the exhibition is to create awareness about heritage and linking it to the people.
NC Talwalkar, director, Janwani, said, “Efforts such as these have definitely made Puneites more aware about the city’s past. In our Heritage Walks, which are organised every Saturday and Sunday, nearly 15 people participate in the walks. Likewise, the Heritage Festival sees an encouraging response.”
Pune is a sprawling city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. It was once the base of the Peshwas (prime ministers) of the Maratha Empire, which lasted from 1674 to 1818. It's known for the grand Aga Khan Palace, built in 1892 and now a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, whose ashes are preserved in the garden. The 8th-century Pataleshwar Cave Temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.