Summary:
Tahaer Zoyab, one of the founding members of Houses of Mylapore, an initiative to document and preserve heritage, said “We must be sensitive towards the approach of conserving heritage buildings and respect the labour gone into creating the aesthetic appeal. The division would identify the heritage structures and prevent them from further deterioration by collaborating with the district authorities concerned. There is no comprehensive database on heritage structures in the State right now. While the PWD has come under criticism for its approach towards Kalas Mahal, the division plans to enhance its skills towards preserving heritage buildings. The idea behind communicating to the departments is to create a database of the structures of heritage value across the State..