At least 5 of 192 buildings identified for heritage tag have ‘vanished’

Chennai | Tuesday | 3rd July, 2018

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As many as 65 owners of heritage buildings have already opposed the move to put their buildings on the heritage list. Stressing on the need for documentation of all heritage buildings, Mr.

Mathavan said that a delay in notification of the buildings in the Gazette has led to a rapid loss of heritage buildings across the city. As heritage conservation experts get ready to document 192 heritage buildings, Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) officials have discovered that several of these buildings have already been pulled down for redevelopment. In a bid to conserve heritage, CMDA has proposed to document 467 heritage buildings. The building is on the list of heritage buildings yet to be documented..