‘Awareness of Delhi’s heritage paramount’

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit claimed on Wednesday that the city’s heritage is in need of interpretation and the tourist literature initiated by the World Monuments Funds will help in disseminating information about our heritage sites. As part of the process of nominating Delhi as a UNESCO, World Heritage City, INTACH, Delhi Chapter has over the last two years, initiated various activities to generate awareness among the citizens of Delhi and the public at large. Dikshit was speaking at the launch of tourism literature and awareness campaign for Delhi schools at Delhi Secretariat on Wednesday. Dikshit further claimed that Delhi, although a prominent cosmopolitan city today, was once witness to an eventful and prolific history. Many efforts have been made to record and conserve Delhi’s extraordinary legacy. Drawing all this to a climax is the Delhi Government’s initiative to nominate Delhi as a UNESCO World Heritage City. She appreciated that Multi National Companies are sharing the responsibility of nurturing the city’s heritage. The Chief Minister also expressed her pleasure over DTTDC for stepping in to distribute this literature to a larger audience.

Speaking on this occasion, Chairman (DTTDC) Sh. Chatrath said the awareness campaign conducted in schools across the city was a much needed initiative as it is children who will be entrusted with the priceless legacy that has come down to us from many dynasties. ‘It was a pleasure to see the wonderful work produced by the children as part of the campaign, and what was even more heartening was the fact that consolation from the fact that this task that we have started, of nominating Delhi as a World Heritage City, will be appreciated by the future generations and the city’s heritage will be well cared for, he added.