KMC picks IIEST to review list of city heritage buildings, assign grades
The scientific valuation will take into account three parameters: architectural, historical, and environmental.
Mayor Firhad Hakim announced on Friday that the heritage status of a building would be decided on these three factors. "The decision of the heritage valuation of buildings is finalised. Earlier, we approached IIT-Kharagpur, IIEST, Shibpur, and Jadavpur University, seeking their expertise in executing the process," the mayor said.
"If it is found that a building was declared heritage only because a notable personality went there for tea, we have to think about how much heritage importance the specific building has," the mayor added.
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The process will start on 305 heritage buildings where the grades have not been decided yet, according to a senior KMC official. The official said, "At present, there are over 1,300 heritage buildings in the city, and of them, about 1,000 are graded.
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The remaining 305 have not been graded, and that is why we will start the heritage valuation on these buildings to decide on their grades. The three institutes, IIT-Kharagpur, IIEST, and JU, gave us estimates for the valuation process, and then we decided to go for IIEST, Shibpur.
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The official also said the grades of all heritage buildings will be reviewed with the help of this valuation process. "Buildings that score top 10 in this valuation will be Grade A heritage. The grade of any heritage building may change after the valuation. If the heritage status of any building cannot be justified, it may also be dropped from the list," said the official.
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