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TDR allows for heritage conservation and at the same time incentivise the heritage owner,” said urban development consultant MK Patel. In turn, the private owners would be issued TDR, a certificate given floor space index (FSI) as compensation or benefit. The issue of TDR would be for private property owners who undertake restoration of their heritage. Many conservationists have also advocated that BMC should adopt INTACH listing as is and declare the structures as heritage. It includes displaced housing for hundreds along the BRTS and more recently for smart road development.“Heritage conservation is vital..