With the mandate to preserve the character of the soul of heritage city and facilitate inclusive heritage-linked urban development, we were responsible for planning, advising, and supporting the City Mission Directorate for the successful implementation of the HRIDAY scheme. The work included situation assessment & infrastructure gap assessment; identification and finalisation of priority heritage areas; preparation of city-specific toolkits for evaluation, and review & evaluation of DPRs for projects executed under the scheme.
Key projects identified included integrated landscape, interpretation and visitor amenities; environmental improvement and restoration of the river Musa as well as the revival of Pokharis/ ponds, etc. Innovative solutions were provided for re-organising space usage for commercial, cultural and social activities through improved mobility; landscape development in the identified Heritage Zone; local capacity enhancement for heritage-based industry and visitor management plan.
